Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Hungary’s parliament voted to ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO on Feb. 26, finalizing the country’s membership after almost two years of delays. Sweden and Finland applied to join the alliance in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but their accession was held up by objections from […]
The Hungarian parliament ratified Sweden’s membership in NATO by a large majority on Monday, clearing the last hurdle on the Scandinavian country’s path to join the Western military alliance. Stockholm applied to become a member of NATO in May 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. All members must sign-off on applications before a new […]
Hungary’s parliament voted on Monday to ratify Sweden’s bid to join Nato, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The vote, which passed with 188 votes for and six against, came as a culmination of […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson in Budapest on Feb. 23 and agreed to purchase four Swedish JAS Gripen fighter jets. After almost two years of delays, Hungary’s parliament is set to bring Sweden’s NATO accession to a vote on Feb. 26. The ruling Fidesz party has pledged its support […]
(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 […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators made an official visit to Hungary’s capital Sunday and called on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 existing members not to have ratified Sweden’s bid. The Hungarian government faces mounting pressure to […]
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation will visit Hungary on Sunday as pressure grows on Budapest to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when parliament reconvenes after its winter break. Hungary is the only NATO country not to ratify Sweden’s application, a process that requires the backing of all members, souring relations with the United […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that he and his NATO counterparts cautioned Hungary on Wednesday against further delaying Sweden’s membership in the military alliance, and he warned that patience in Washington has its limits. Lawmakers from the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán boycotted an emergency session of parliament […]
The US government has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s Nato membership. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The US State Department notified Congress of its […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The State Department notified […]
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved Sweden’s accession into the Western security alliance NATO, Sweden’s Prime Minister announced on Thursday, “Welcome Türkeiye’s approval of the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession. With this, a key milestone has been reached in Sweden’s path towards NATO membership,” Ulf Kristersson posted on X, the platform formerly known as […]
Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden’s membership of Nato in an official gazette, finalising the ratification that brings the country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Hungary now remains the only Nato ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession. Turkey’s parliament endorsed Sweden’s accession in a vote on Tuesday. The ruling party […]