Bucharest Nine
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Establishment | 4 November 2015 |
The Bucharest Nine or the Bucharest Format (B9 or B-9;
History
Since its foundation on 4 November 2015, the Bucharest Nine countries have held several meetings at various levels. A tabular list follows the historical development.[2]
In June 2018, prior to the B9 meeting that year,
On 10 May 2021, during a B9
On 25 February 2022, the B9 group with the addition of
The 10 June 2022 B9 summit was attended virtually by the
On 11 October 2022, the B9 presidents, along with the presidents of
On a 22 February 2023 summit, the heads of state of the Bucharest Nine countries, as well as Biden and Stoltenberg, signed a declaration which issued a condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called for an enhanced military presence of NATO on the eastern flank of the alliance.[13]
Summits
Summits of heads of state
Year | Date | Country | City | Host leader | Ref. |
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2015 | 4 November | Romania | Bucharest | Klaus Iohannis | [1] |
2018 | 8 June | Poland | Warsaw | Andrzej Duda | [14] |
2019 | 28 February | Slovakia | Košice | Andrej Kiska | [15] |
2021 | 10 May | Romania | Bucharest | Klaus Iohannis and Andrzej Duda | [16] |
2022 | 25 February | Poland | Warsaw | Andrzej Duda | [17] |
2022 | 10 June | Romania | Bucharest | Klaus Iohannis and Andrzej Duda | [18] |
2023 | 22 February | Poland | Warsaw | Andrzej Duda, Klaus Iohannis and Zuzana Čaputová | [19] |
2023 | 6 June | Slovakia | Bratislava | Zuzana Čaputová, Andrzej Duda and Klaus Iohannis | [20] |
Summits of ministers of foreign affairs
Year | Date | Country | City | Ref. |
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2016 | 8 November | Romania | Bucharest | [21] |
2017 | 9 October | Poland | Warsaw | [22] |
2020 | 10 March | Lithuania | Vilnius | [23] |
2021 | 27 October | Estonia | Tallinn | [24] |
2022 | 31 March | Slovakia | Bratislava | [25] |
2023 | 31 March | Poland | Łódź | [26] |
Summits of ministers of defence
Year | Date | Country | City | Ref. |
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2018 | 12–14 March | Romania | Bucharest | [27] |
2019 | 4 April | Poland | Warsaw | [28] |
2021 | 25 November | Romania | Bucharest | [29] |
2022 | 6 June | Videoconference | N/A | [30] |
2023 | 26 April | Poland | Warsaw | [31] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bilateral visit of President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Iohannis, in the Republic of Poland and his participation in the High Level Meeting of the Bucharest Format (B9), on 7-8 June 2018". President of Romania. 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b Gerasymchuk, Sergiy (2019). "Bucharest Nine: looking for cooperation on NATO's eastern flank?" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation. pp. 1–10.
- ^ Rotaru, Vasile; Umland, Andreas (10 November 2017). "How Romania and Poland can strengthen NATO and the EU". Foreign Affairs.
- ^ ""We count on decisions from the B9 and NATO summits"". President of Poland. 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Romanian, Polish presidents call for stronger Nato presence on the eastern flank". bne IntelliNews. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "President von der Leyen participates in Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit in Warsaw and in special NATO Summit". Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. 25 February 2022.
- ^ "NATO Secretary General takes part in B9 Summit". NATO. 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Summit B9. Joe Biden: "US is committed to defending NATO's eastern flank." Iohannis: "Security risks are growing"". Teleradio-Moldova. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "NATO's eastern nations want better protection from alliance". Mainichi Shimbun. 11 June 2022.
- ^ a b "NATO must be capable to defend every inch of its territory: Romanian President". TVP World. 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022.
- ^ Whyte, Andrew, ed. (11 June 2022). "President Karis: B9 states unanimous in call to augment NATO eastern flank". Eesti Rahvusringhääling.
- ^ "Bucharest Nine presidents: mass bombing of Ukraine is Russia's war crime". TVN24. 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Bucharest Nine leaders, U.S. President, NATO SecGen sign joint declaration". TVP World. 22 February 2023.
- ^ "President Iohannis attends the B9 summit in Warsaw". Nine O'Clock. 8 June 2018.
- ^ "NATO Secretary General stresses importance of transatlantic unity on visit to Slovakia". NATO. 28 February 2019.
- ^ Gabaroi, Bogdan (10 May 2021). Panaitescu, Adina (ed.). "Bucharest Format Summit (B9) hosted by President Iohannis together with his Polish counterpart". Agerpres. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022.
- The First News. 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Bucharest-9 summit has begun, Hungary is represented by President Novák". Hungary Today. 10 June 2022.
- ^ Widakuswara, Patsy (22 February 2023). "Biden, Stoltenberg Meet Bucharest Nine Leaders in Warsaw". Voice of America. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Čaputová otvorila summit B9, vyzvala na podporu Ukrajiny" (in Slovak). News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Foreign Ministers of nine allied states of the Eastern Flank, NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller meet in Bucharest to discuss security in the region". Nine O'Clock. 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Bucharest 9 Format". Embassy of Romania in Warsaw. 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Vilnius hosted the Bucharest Nine meeting of ministers of foreign affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. 12 March 2020.
- ^ "NATO's Eastern Flank foreign ministers discuss security in Europe, future of the Alliance and new strategic concept". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. 27 October 2021.
- ^ "NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in meeting of B9 countries". NATO. 31 March 2022.
- ^ Wright, Helen, ed. (31 March 2023). "Estonian FM: It's time to annul the NATO-Russia Founding Act". Eesti Rahvusringhääling.
- ^ Gheorghe, Georgeta (12 March 2018). "Ministers of Defence of 'Bucharest 9' initiative meet at Palace of Parliament". European Business Review.
- ^ "National Security Bureau head: Bucharest Nine unity strengthens NATO". President of Poland. 5 April 2019.
- ^ "B9 countries in solidarity with hybrid aggression". Ministry of National Defence of Poland. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Bucharest 9 Defence Ministers Meeting". Ministry of National Defence of Romania. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Bucharest Nine stand united in efforts to strengthen security". Ministry of National Defence of Poland. 26 April 2023.