The Hungarian parliament can ratify Sweden's NATO membership when it convenes for its new spring session this month, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told supporters on February 17. "It's good news that our dispute with Sweden will soon be settled," Orban said in a keynote speech. "We are going in the direction that at the start of parliament's spring session we can ratify Sweden's accession to NATO." Parliament reconvenes on February 26. Sweden applied to join NATO nearly two years ago in a historic shift in policy prompted by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Membership bids must be unanimously approved by all members.
Hungary Can Soon Ratify Sweden's NATO Bid, Orban Says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Budapest on February 17.