(Bloomberg) — Hungary’s ruling party is set to approve the long-delayed ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession bid on Feb. 26, the head of the ruling party’s caucus Mate Kocsis said on his Facebook page Tuesday. Most Read from Bloomberg Prime Minister Viktor Orban already said on Saturday in his annual state-of-the-nation speech that the vote […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is worrying about allegedly “catastrophic consequences” of Ukraine’s EU accession again. Source: European Pravda with reference to Orbán’s claims in an interview to a French media outlet Le Point published by his press service Details: Orbán mentioned the Eurointegration of Ukraine in his comments on the protests of European farmers. […]
The Brussels-launched screening process marks an important stage in Ukraine’s preparation for EU accession talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Thorough work on assessing the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with EU standards, forming a delegation, and determining the country’s negotiating position is still to come, he added. Read also: Ukraine awaits historic decision on start […]
Following Turkey’s approval, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised to press ahead with the long-delayed ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO. He will urge parliament to vote on the matter “at the first possible opportunity,” Orbán posted on platform X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday after a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. […]
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. The Swedish government welcomed the Turkish parliament’s approval and urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to finalize […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ukraine has urged the EU to ramp up arms supplies, approve a long-term support programme, confiscate Russian assets, and cut off supplies of critical parts to Russia. Source: press service of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, citing Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s speech during the first session of EU Foreign Affairs Council of the year on Monday (22 […]
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Sweden has not done anything to boost confidence in its suitability for NATO membership, and has given the impression that joining the alliance is not a priority for the country, an aide to Hungary’s prime minister said on Thursday. Sweden applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in May 2022 following […]
The European Commission has begun work on a draft negotiating framework for Ukraine – a document that outlines the principles and procedures for conducting negotiations on EU accession. Source: European Pravda, citing European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero at a briefing in Brussels Details: “We have already started working on the draft negotiating framework also to […]
Although Ukraine cannot become a member of NATO during wartime, the accession process should begin now, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Jan. 16 during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos. “During the war, [accession] is not possible, but I believe that Ukraine should receive an invitation to NATO, which would launch […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said he believes that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is not possible until the end of the war with Russia, but the process can be initiated even while the confrontation is still ongoing. Source: European Pravda with reference to Duda’s statements following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos […]