Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party proposed on Tuesday that parliament should vote to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Feb. 26, a move that it would support.
Hungary Set To Ratify Sweden’s NATO Bid
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party proposed on Tuesday that parliament should vote to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Feb. 26, a move that it would support. Sweden applied to join NATO nearly two years ago, in a historic shift in policy prompted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Sweden applied to join NATO nearly two years ago, in a historic shift in policy prompted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After a prolonged delay, Hungary will be the last NATO member to approve the Nordic country’s bid to become the bloc’s 32nd member.
Hungary could discuss deepening economic and defence cooperation with Sweden if the latter’s PM Ulf Kristersson were to visit Budapest, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
Hungary leases Gripen fighter aircraft made by Sweden’s SAAB (SAABb.ST) under a contract signed in 2001.
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 31 member states – 29 European and two North American.
Founded: 4 April 1949, Washington, D.C., United States
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
Headquarters of Allied Command Operations: Mons, Belgium
Objectives of NATO
NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means.
NATO Function
NATO’s protection does not extend to members’ civil wars or internal coups.
NATO is funded by its members. The U.S. contributes roughly three-fourths of NATO’s budget.
