{"id":2187771,"date":"2024-02-27T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweden-set-to-join-nato-after-hungary-authorizes-bid\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:22:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:22:36","slug":"sweden-set-to-join-nato-after-hungary-authorizes-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweden-set-to-join-nato-after-hungary-authorizes-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden is on track to join NATO as Hungary approves its bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsweden-set-to-join-nato-after-hungary-authorizes-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2187771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK\/AFP via\u200d Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>11:05 AM \u2013 Tuesday,\u2062 February 27, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Sweden is set to\u2063 become the\u2063 32<sup>nd<\/sup> \u2063 member of\u2063 the\u200b North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following negotiations\u200b that lasted over a year. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, \u200cSweden was officially cleared to join NATO after Hungary\u2019s congress approved the bid. <\/p>\n<p>Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson labeled the event a \u201chistoric day,\u201d \u200dwhile others\u2062 in the alliance \u200cvoiced relief by the \u200baction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cToday is a historic day\u2026 Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility\u2062 for Euro-Atlantic security,\u201d Sweden\u2019s Prime \u2063Minister Ulf Kristersson said\u200b on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is a historic day. The parliaments of all NATO member states have now voted in favour of Swedish accession to NATO. Sweden stands ready to \u2064shoulder its responsibility for \u200cEuro-Atlantic\u2062 security.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwedishPM\/status\/1762142835963257250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen \u2064it comes to \u2062Russia, the only\u2063 thing we can expect with any \u2063certainty is that they\u2062 don\u2019t like Sweden becoming a member\u200b of NATO, nor Finland,\u201d Kristersson stated at a press conference, referring to Russia\u2019s possible reaction. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Moving forward, \u201cNordic countries will have \u2063a common defense for the first \u2064time in 500 years\u2026 we remain friends, and we become allies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Nordic nation\u2064 broke almost two centuries of neutrality and officially\u2063 applied to join NATO in May\u2062 of that year. Finland, a neighboring country,\u2064 also gave up \u2062its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-senate-should-not-target-filibuster-to-pass-h-r-1\/\" title=\"White House: Senate should not target filibuster to pass H.R.1\">long-standing procedure<\/a> of neutrality to join the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>All present\u2064 members of NATO must come to an agreement in order for a country to join. While \u2064most\u200b NATO countries quickly approved the applications, Finland and Sweden encountered resistance from both Turkey\u200c and Hungary.\u00a0These concerns appear to have been prompted by pressure from the other members of the alliance, \u2062as\u2064 well as a \u2062number of \u2064concessions. <\/p>\n<p>In April 2023, Finland formally joined NATO. Meanwhile, Sweden\u2019s application for membership was accepted by Turkey \u200blast month, and the Hungarian\u2062 parliament also approved it on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe parliaments of all \u200cNATO member states have now voted in favor of Swedish accession to NATO,\u201d the\u200d Swedish Prime\u200b Minister stated. \u201cSweden stands\u200d ready to\u2063 shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic security.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the necessary documents have been completed,\u2062 Sweden\u2064 is anticipated to officially join NATO in a ceremony at\u200c some point this\u2064 week.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg claimed that Sweden would make the alliance \u201cstronger and safer\u201d\u200b while the United States, which is the prominent\u200c alliance power, along with Britain and Germany, applauded the looming \u2063admission of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany, stated that including Sweden in NATO\u00a0 \u201cstrengthens our defense alliance and with it the security of Europe and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is the last\u200d piece \u200cof the\u200c puzzle in \u2062the NATO map \u200bfor \u2063northern Europe,\u201d said Robert Dalsjo,\u2062 an analyst for \u200cthe Swedish\u2062 Defence Research Agency (FOI).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The proposal should be signed into law by Hungary\u2019s president in \u200ca few days. After two centuries of\u200d military neutrality, Sweden will then be invited to formally join NATO as \u200cits 32<sup>nd<\/sup> member by acceding \u2062to the Washington Treaty.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u2063\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The latest phone\u2064 outage sparks concern over a national \u2063cyber-attack which could hit our nation sooner than\u2064 we think.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe Biden could have a tough \u2063time winning Michigan\u2019s primary,\u2062 as Democrats could vote \u200duncommitted. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Utah Senate Candidate Trent \u2063Staggs \u2062lays out his plan to drain the swamp and solidify the Republican Party around Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Jack Hibbs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin hit\u200b a two-year high on Tuesday, on track for its biggest two-day rally this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>February 27, 2024 \u2013 3:08 AM PST (Reuters) \u2013 Buoyed by the successful\u00a0launch\u00a0of U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-spot-bitcoin-etf-race-some-pioneers-stick-to-the-sidelines\/\" title=\"Pioneers stay on sidelines in spot bitcoin ETF race\">bitcoin exchange-traded funds<\/a> (ETFs),\u2063 asset managers are lining\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Streaming subscriber growth in the U.S. is showing signs that the boom might be over for the\u2062 industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft announced principles\u200b to foster innovation and competition as a market leader in AI.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was the reason \u2063behind \u200cSweden&#8217;s decision to join\u200d NATO?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Sweden Set\u2064 to Join NATO as\u2064 32nd \u200bMember<\/p>\n<p>Sweden is poised to become the 32nd member\u200c of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) \u200dafter a \u200dyear-long negotiation\u2063 process.\u200c The\u200c bid was officially approved\u200c by Hungary&#8217;s congress on Monday, allowing Sweden to join the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the\u200b event as \u2062a &#8220;historic day,&#8221; \u2062while other members of the alliance\u2063 expressed \u2062relief at the decision. &#8220;Sweden stands ready to shoulder \u2064its responsibility \u2064for Euro-Atlantic \u200csecurity,&#8221; Kristersson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes\u200d after Sweden&#8217;s application \u2063for NATO membership in May 2022, following \u2064Russia&#8217;s invasion \u200dof Ukraine. Finland, a neighboring country, also applied to \u2063join the \u200calliance, breaking its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-else-do-you-want-to-loot-sen-cruz-destroys-progressive-leader-over-elon-musk-attacks\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Else Do You Want To Loot?\u2019: Sen. Cruz Destroys Progressive Leader Over Elon Musk Attacks\">long-standing tradition<\/a> of neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>To join \u200cNATO, \u200dall existing member countries must reach an agreement.\u200b While most NATO\u200b countries quickly \u2063approved the applications, Finland and Sweden faced resistance from Turkey and Hungary.\u200b Concerns were raised by other alliance members, as well as certain concessions made by the applicant countries.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2023, Finland officially joined NATO. Last month, \u200dTurkey\u200c approved \u2064Sweden&#8217;s application for membership, and Hungary&#8217;s parliament followed suit\u2062 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Following the completion\u200d of necessary paperwork, Sweden\u200b is expected to formally\u2063 join NATO\u2062 in a ceremony later this week. NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg hailed Sweden&#8217;s upcoming membership as a strengthening of the alliance, with \u200dthe\u200c United States, the \u2062leading power within NATO, along with Britain and Germany, expressing their \u200bsupport for Sweden&#8217;s admission.<\/p>\n<p>Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany, emphasized that Sweden&#8217;s\u2064 inclusion &#8220;strengthens our defense alliance and with it the security of Europe and \u200bthe world.&#8221; The addition \u2064of Sweden \u200bto NATO is seen as the final piece in the puzzle for Northern Europe, according to Robert Dalsjo, an analyst for\u200b the Swedish\u200b Defence\u2063 Research \u2064Agency (FOI).<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062Sweden prepares to\u200c join NATO, it is expected to contribute to the alliance&#8217;s mission of safeguarding Euro-Atlantic security. With an expanding\u200b membership, NATO aims to enhance cooperation and collective defense among its member states to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-troops-in-iraq-syria-attacked-13-times-in-past-week-pentagon-says\/\" title=\"US Troops in Iraq and Syria faced 13 attacks in the past week, according to Pentagon.\">counter emerging threats<\/a>\u2064 and ensure the stability\u200b of the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden has been approved to join NATO, making it the 32nd member. 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