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Swedish Parliament Pushes On With NATO Accession

Tadhg Pidgeon March 23, 2023

The Swedish Parliament voted to proceed with NATO membership—but Hungary has now revealed plans to, like Turkey, ratify Finland’s accession ahead of, and separate from, Sweden’s.

NATO Membership: Turkey Clears Finland, Sweden Still Vetoed

Tristan Vanheuckelom March 19, 2023

Ratification is expected before the Turkish parliament goes into recess in mid-April, bringing Finland one step closer to NATO membership.

Turkey To Give Green Light for Finland’s NATO Membership Soon

Tamás Orbán March 18, 2023

After meeting the Finnish President, Erdoğan will likely ratify Finland’s application within a month. Sweden, however, will probably have to wait until after May’s elections.

Erdogan waving at crowd with Turkish flags

Turkey Headed for Early Elections in May, Erdoğan Confirms

Tristan Vanheuckelom March 4, 2023

In the wake of February’s devastating earthquake, the Turkish president promised an ambitious reconstruction program in a bid to keep voters on his side.

Greek Border Security To Be Increased Amid Feared Migration Surge

Tadhg Pidgeon February 25, 2023

Amid fears of a fresh migration surge, a series of events in Greece this week indicate that Europe’s tough turn on border control will continue.

With NATO Cohesion in Mind, Blinken Urges Calming of Greek-Turkish Relations

Tristan Vanheuckelom February 24, 2023

The U.S. secretary of state urged Greece and Turkey “to not take any unilateral actions or use any charged rhetoric that would only make things more difficult and more challenging.”

Free Speech or NATO? Swedish Police Ban Quran Burnings

Tadhg Pidgeon February 23, 2023

A Swedish police decision to ban Quran burnings is unlikely to stand legally, exposing contradictions between Turkish demands and Sweden’s rule of law.