The North Atlantic Council is the principal political decision-making body within NATO. It brings together high-level representatives of each member country to discuss policy or operational questions requiring collective decisions. In sum, it provides a forum for wide-ranging consultation between members on all issues affecting their peace and security.
All members have an equal right to express their views and share in the consensus on which decisions are based. Decisions are agreed upon on the basis of unanimity and common accord. There is no voting or decision by majority. This means that policies decided upon by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) are supported by and are the expression of the collective will of all the sovereign states that are members of the Alliance and are accepted by all of them.
During RhodesMRC 2016, the NAC will convene at a ministerial level, with dual delegation per country, in a promising experience that will facilitate both the normal diplomatic procedure and lobbying.
The topic to be discussed: NATO’s Counter-Piracy Operations: Modern Challenges and New Partnerships
The composition of the North Atlantic Council is:
Chairperson: Valia Dormousoglou
Secretary General: Vasileios Dokalis
Country | First Name | Last Name |
Albania | Natalia | Mouka |
Albania | Michaela | Schoina |
Belgium | Nefeli- Aikaterini | Kanellou |
Belgium | Melina Styliani | Peratinou |
Bulgaria | Miltiadis | Nistas |
Bulgaria | Georgios | Balomenos |
Canada | Ioannis | Kotidis |
Canada | Christos Anastasios | Tzagkas |
Croatia | Dimitra | Lentidaki |
Croatia | Dimitra | Nini |
Czechia | Μaria | Prigkou |
Czechia | Aikaterini | Petrou |
Denmark | Caroline | Davis |
Denmark | Margaret | Kuester |
Egypt * | Eslam | Elsayed |
Egypt * | Rim | El Mansour |
Estonia | Maria | Lymperi |
Estonia | Giolanta | Tsomo |
France | Christos | Sklivanos |
France | Maria | Alexiou |
Georgia * | Maria | Leivadioti |
Georgia * | Christina | Simou |
Germany | Ioannis | Sapountzis |
Germany | Alexandros | Bourdanos |
Greece | Eriketi | Diakoumakou |
Greece | Christina | Gleni |
Hungary | Stavroula | Triantafylli |
Hungary | Maria | Kilinkaridou |
Iceland | Eleftheria | Neroutsou |
Iceland | Maria | Rakka |
India * | Ioannis | Mikrakis |
India * | Ioannis | Bastas |
Israel * | Ioulia | Giannakopoulou |
Israel * | Efthymios | Skianis |
Italy | Aikaterini | Rammou |
Italy | Maria | Plaka |
Jordan * | Christos | Kioulos |
Jordan * | Charoula | Papastefanaki |
Latvia | Martha | Zaproudi |
Latvia | Vasiliki | Varela |
Lithuania | Georgios | Chatziioannidis |
Lithuania | Georgios | Papatzikas |
Luxembourg | Efthymia | Kolimenou |
Luxembourg | Vasiliki | Kaidantzi |
Netherlands | Anastasia – Eirini | Vlachou |
Netherlands | Apostolia | Tagka |
Norway | Georgios | Archangelakis |
Norway | Maria Pinelopi | Paparousopoulou |
Poland | Veniamin | Neofytidis |
Poland | Dimitrios | Sipitanos |
Portugal | Paraskevi | Karra |
Portugal | Iro Rafahlina | Alatza |
Romania | Maria | Lougka |
Romania | Ioanna-Aikaterini | Begiazi |
Russia * | Svetlana | Zygouri |
Russia * | Ioannis | Kafkalas |
Slovakia | Konstantina | Ntonti |
Slovakia | Stamatia | Nikou |
Slovenia | Fotini | Ntzoufra |
Slovenia | Ioanna | Sosoni |
Somalia * | Maria | Venni |
Somalia * | Nikolaos | Lalaounis |
Spain | Niki | Karamanli |
Spain | Antonia | Krokidi |
Sweden * | Dimitris | Spiliotopoulos |
Sweden * | Dimitra | Fantidou |
Turkey | Nikolaos | Gkaroutsos |
Turkey | Konstantinos | Mourtopallas |
United Kingdom | Sophia | Telonaki |
United Kingdom | Anna Maria | Pekridou |
USA | Grigorios | Aspridis |
USA | Iason | Lavdas |