United Kingdom became the 7th sponsoring nation of the NATO ENSEC COE

On October 28, 2014 the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence celebrated the enlargement – United Kingdom joined to the Centre as Sponsoring Nation. The Enlargement ceremony - the official United Kingdom Flag rising ceremony was held on November 10^th, during the 5^th Steering Committee meeting. 

Ceremony started with the welcome speech made by director of the NATO ENSEC COE col. Gintaras BAGDONAS and followed by the speeches made by Steering Committee chairman vice minister of  Foreign affairs of Lithuania Mr. Andrius Krivas and United Kingdom ambassador H.E. David Hunt. The flag of United Kingdom was risen by soldiers from Lithuanian Armed Forces Honour guard company.

 NATO ENSEC COE was established on July 10, 2012. The status of international military organization granted and activated by The North Atlantic Council on 12 October 2012;

The ENSECCOE was officially inaugurated by NATO Secretary General and the Lithuanian President of Republic of Lithuania on the 6th September 2013;

Lithuania is the framework nation and Estonia, Italy, France, Latvia, Turkey and United Kingdom are the sponsoring nations; Georgia is the partner nation of the NATO ENSEC COE

By the end of 2015 is expected that U.S.A. will complete the joining process to the NATO ENSEC COE as Sponsoring nation.