Sweden must extradite “terrorists” if it wants to join NATO, the Turkish justice minister said, following what Ankara described as the disappointing first extradition to Turkey of a Turk convicted of common criminal law offences. “If they think they will be able to make Turkey believe that they have kept their promises by extraditing common […]
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Soltz: ‘The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO will be completed very quickly’
Chancellor Olaf Solz today expressed his belief that all NATO member states will “very quickly” complete the process of ratifying the accession of Sweden and Finland, while Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson assured that her country will adhere to the terms of the relevant memorandum it has signed with Turkey. Regarding the energy crisis, the […]
NATO: Macron signed the accession protocols of Sweden and Finland
President Emmanuel Macron signed and ratified on behalf of France the admission protocols of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Élysée announced yesterday, Saturday. The French National Assembly had approved the accession of the two Nordic states to NATO on August 2. “The dominant choice of Finland and Sweden, European partners, […]
Sweden: First extradition of ‘suspect’ to Turkey
The Swedish government has announced the first extradition of a suspect to Turkey, arguing that it has nothing to do with the country’s NATO membership and Ankara’s demands. The man to be extradited to Turkey is 35 years old and, as it became known in Stockholm, he had been sentenced to prison terms in Turkey […]
Sweden extradites fraud suspect to Turkey after NATO deal
Sweden’s government said today it has decided to extradite a man wanted for fraud to Turkey, the first such case since Turkey demanded the extradition of some people in exchange for allowing Stockholm to formally apply for NATO membership. NATO member Turkey in June lifted its veto on requests by Finland and Sweden to join […]
NATO: Czech Senate Approves Accession Protocols of Sweden and Finland
The Senate of the Czech Republic approved yesterday Wednesday, almost unanimously, the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. All 66 senators participating in the process approved Sweden’s admission to NATO, while 64 out of 65 approved Finland’s admission. One senator abstained, but later assured public news agency ČTK that he had done so by […]
NATO: Biden signed the accession protocols of Sweden and Finland
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO, the expansion of the alliance decided after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two Nordic countries will be “strong, reliable allies with great potential” in the US-led military alliance, Mr Biden assured during the signing ceremony at the […]
Biden will sign documents supporting Sweden and Finland joining NATO
US President Joe Biden was due to sign documents on Tuesday confirming Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO, the military alliance’s most significant expansion since the 1990s as it responds to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Senate backed the expansion by an overwhelming 95-1 vote last week, a rare show of bipartisan unity in […]
The Turkey-NATO ‘serial’ continues
By Kostas Raptis In the previous days, France, Italy and the US Senate ratified the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, as it was decided at the Atlantic Summit in June in Madrid. In this way, 23 of the 30 members of the alliance have already given the “green light” to the enlargement and […]
USA: Senate approves Sweden and Finland joining NATO
More than two-thirds of the members of the US Senate on Wednesday approved the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member military alliance since the 1990s, a development that follows the historic decision by the governments of the two countries to leave their neutrality due to Russia’s military […]
