Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has offered his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán the prospect of a meeting in both Brussels and Budapest, as the Nordic country looks to have its application to join the NATO military alliance finally approved. Sweden applied to join NATO in May 2022, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But all existing members need to give their assent before the country can join. Hungary has so far held out. There are expectations that Sweden's ordeal could be
(Bloomberg) Swedish Prime Minster Ulf Kristersson has accepted Viktor Orban’s invitation to meet in Hungary in an effort to clear the last hurdle before the Nordic country’s accession to the NATO military alliance.Most Read from BloombergTesla Slumps After Warning About ‘Notably Lower’ Growth RateUS GDP Grew 3.3% Last Quarter, Capping Unexpectedly Strong YearBoeing Blocked From Building More 737s in Hit to Growth PlanMost of Russia’s War Chips Are Made by US and European CompaniesKristersson
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of Sweden's accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. The vote was 287 in favour, 55 against with four abstentions. Following Tuesday evening's decision, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan must now sign the so-called accession protocol and it must be published in the Official Gazette before it takes effect. Turkish approval leaves Hungary as the only NATO member yet to
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of Sweden's accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. Turkish approval leaves Hungary as the only NATO member yet to ratify Sweden's accession. Every NATO member needs to give the green light for Sweden to be able to join. The threat of further Russian aggression in light of the war in Ukraine had pushed Sweden and Finland to ask to join NATO. Finland joined in April last year, b
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