Tag: membership
Turkey postpones decision on Swedish NATO membership
After a long and lively debate, two members from the governing parties requested that the decision be postponed until next week. The matter was “not ripe” for decision, they considered.…
Green light from the Commission for EU enlargement – recommends opening membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova once the conditions are met
In addition, the EU Commission recommends that Georgia be accepted as a candidate for membership. Mikko Leppänen, Veikko Eromäki, Rikhard Husu The European Commission recommends starting membership negotiations with Ukraine…
Rejecting Ukraine’s NATO membership because of the war is dangerous, says the ex-secretary general of NATO
According to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Russia has a reason to continue the war indefinitely if it can prevent Ukraine from joining. Former Secretary General of NATO (2009–14) Anders Fogh Rasmussen…
Then Hungary votes on Sweden’s NATO membership at the earliest
A winding road to NATO may soon be over.Or delay until mid-December. But even then, it doesn’t have to be pat and clear for Sweden. – We have three parliamentary…
Why did Turkey decide to promote Sweden’s NATO membership right now? Here are four things related to the solution
Sweden’s entry into NATO still depends on how urgent President Erdoğan thinks it is. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday sent Sweden’s NATO membership for parliament’s approval. This…
Hungary can ratify Sweden’s NATO membership as soon as tomorrow
The Turkish president announced yesterday that he would take Sweden’s application to the parliament for ratification. The acceptance of Sweden’s NATO membership will be discussed again in Hungary as well.…
NATO: Erdogan finally submits Sweden’s membership to Parliament
After 17 months of blockage, Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed and submitted to Parliament yesterday the application for Sweden’s membership in NATO. After validating Finland’s entry on March 30, the Turkish…
Analysis: Erdoğan finally made a move and Sweden’s NATO membership is a touch closer
The Turkish parliament will start discussing Sweden’s membership in October, as Erdoğan promised in July. A long time passed in October before it started to happen. In the July evening…
Ukraine’s EU path is now being discussed in real terms – the agricultural giant’s membership would change the Union’s power relations in a decisive way
GRANADA The discussion about Ukraine’s path to the European Union is becoming more and more lively as the decisive decisions on the next steps of its EU membership process approach.…
Armenia: why its membership of the International Criminal Court provokes the anger of the Kremlin
By 60 votes to 22, and after brief debates, the Armenian Parliament approved on Tuesday October 3 the ratification of the Rome Statute, the founding text of the International Criminal…