Detail. Were all on the same page, both tracks, the bipartisan track and the Budget Reconciliation Track are proceeding apace and we hope to have voted on both of them in the senate and house in july. And im completely fascinated by this, rachel, because nothing like this has ever been done before. I dont know how theyre going to do the two bills because if youre the republicans and youre negotiating with the democrats on Infrastructure Bill, normally you would be saying to them, so this is the bill, right . Theres not extra, like, thing your not talking about. Yeah, theres this other giant Reconciliation Bill with taxes and all the other stuff, environmental stuff that you guys dont like, were going to do that on a separate track. And republicans are supposed to walk out of the room and say forget it. Ed markey is here. Hes going to be able to explain to me how the senate is going to do something that its never done before because i have no idea how this works. I trust Senator Markey
That we hope to have voted on both of them in the senate and house in july. Im completely fascinated by this, rachel, because nothing like this have ever been done before. I dont know how they are going to do the two bills, because if you are the republicans and your negotiating with the democrats on an Infrastructure Bill, normally you would be saying to them, so this is the bill, right . Theres no extra thing. You are not talking about it. Yeah, theres this other Reconciliation Bill with taxes and other stuff that you dont like, were gonna do that on a separate tracked. And republicans are supposed to just walk out of the room and say forget it. Ed markey is here hes going to be able to explain to me how the senate is going to do something that it has never done before. I have no idea how this works. I trust senator mark key to know how this can work, but i share your slack jawed skepticism that it is going to perceive in a two track way in any path that results in something that loo
Ukraine and georgia as member countries. Representatives of nato, ukraine, and georgia talk about the process of expanding nato membership and russias opposition to adding the two countries. The German Marshall Fund hosted this hour and ten minute event. And im very pleased that today we have the pleasure to welcome our panelists and our viewers on both sides of the atlantic, so good evening, europe. Good morning, america. And for my part, greetings from brussels. The topic of today, ukraine, georgia relations with nato is something i would say is almost part of the dna of the German Marshall Funds. Gmf has been working many years on ukraine and georgia related issues. We do so through our black sea trust fund that supports a new society in black sea countries but also by address so i also really want to thank our partners in this event for all the support they provide. I think we have a terrific lineup of speakers ready to contribute tonight. So today we want to dig a little bit more
Next, a look into the future of the Transatlantic Alliance and natos role in securing ukraine and georgia. I am pleased we have the pleasure to welcome our panelists and viewers on both sides of the atlantic. Good morning. Greetings from brussels. Ukraineect of today, and nato, is something i would say is part of the dna. We have been working for many years now on georgia related issues. Supports fund that vaccines by addressing [indiscernible] in the region. Want to thanklly the new Europe Center for all to support they provided contribute tonight. Today, we want to dig into the subject of ukraine and georgias relationship with nato, and especially how these countries fit [inaudible] reflects the process. This was announced by nato secretarygeneral jan native g to see her to see how nato can prepare and this process may lead to a new strategic concept, and this isnt a luxury. The current one dates back to 2007, if im not mistaken, so i would argue that there is a need to rethink nato
Ukraine and georgias relationship with nato and especially how these countries fit [audio difficulty] selection process. A bit of an issue that was announced by the secretarygeneral to see how theyre prepared for the next decade. And eventually maybe to use strategic concept, and i think this is not a luxury. The current one is from 2007, if im not mistaken, so i would argue there is a need to rethink nato strategy. The world that nato operates in today has certainly changed in about ten years. For instance, think about the increased presence of china and the European Security landscape, think about the continued assertiveness of russia and key regions for transAtlantic Security, but also [inaudible] cyber warfare, cyber attacks. So the alliance must adapt, and if it wants to stay relevant, it will meet these challenges. But that also includes how nato with partners. Its crucial that countries like ukraine or georgia are included in this 2030 reflection process because increasingly nat