Whilst in Szczecin, General Marchiò said that the actions undertaken by NATO in order to enhance the security of its members in the East were progressing at an adequate pace. “We are fast enough.” – ensured the General when referring to the security architecture across the Baltic region.

NATO is moving forward with the improvement of its Command Structure. It involves the Alliance as a whole, but with a very special focus on this area. Over the last years, we created a new approach to the region. It seems to be very encouraging in the overall perspective of bringing more security to this part of Europe.

Within this landscape, HQ MNC NE is geared to widening its scope of responsibility to a full 360 degrees by simultaneously performing a Corps role and a regional Land Component Command (LCC) function. When discussing the expected development path, General Marchiò stated: “It requires a sophisticated effort, which is obviously needed when facing potentially different scenarios.” At the same time, the General advised against distinguishing between these key tasks and emphasized they should be viewed complementarily. He also indicated that the way NATO had been adapting to the fluid realities of the global security demonstrated that resilience comes from flexibility, not rigidity.