Hungary–NATO relations

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Hungary joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 12 March 1999, following the decision taken at the Madrid Summit, in July 1997.

History

Hungary joined the Partnership for Peace in 1994. Hungary, along with the Czech Republic and Poland, received an invitation to participate in the 1997 Madrid Summit and became a full member on 12 March 1999.[1]

Finnish and Swedish accession bids

In May 2022, Hungary announced that it would support Finland and Sweden's NATO membership process.[2] In November 2022, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that the parliament on the issue of Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO will be held in its first session in 2023.[3] In March 2023, Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's party, Fidesz, announced that they support Finland and Sweden's applications for NATO membership.[4] In March 2023, Hungary approved Finland's membership process but did not approve Sweden's membership process.[5] In June 2023, Hungary announced that it was postponing Sweden's membership process.[6] On 4 July 2023, Hungary announced that they would act together with Turkey on Sweden's NATO membership.[7] In July 2023, Hungary announced that it would fully support Sweden's membership process after Turkey's objections were removed.[8] In July 2023, Hungary announced that its vote on Sweden's membership application was postponed until the autumn.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Perlez, Jane (1999-03-13). "Poland, Hungary and the Czechs Join NATO". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ↑ "Hungary backs NATO membership applications by Finland, Sweden". bbj.hu. 2022-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Hungary set to approve Finland and Sweden NATO membership early next year". lemonde.fr. 2022-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Hungarian PM's party backs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO entry". reuters.com. 2023-03-01.
  5. ↑ "Hungary parliament backs Finland's NATO accession, Swedish bid pending". reuters.com. 2023-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Hungary postpones vote on Sweden's NATO accession bid ahead of summit". apnews.com. 2023-06-28.
  7. ↑ "Macaristan, İsveç'in NATO'ya üyelik sürecinde Türkiye ile birlikte hareket edecek" (in Turkish). sabah.com.tr. 2023-07-04.
  8. ↑ "Sweden's NATO bid: Hungary joins Turkey in lifting veto". euronews.com. 2023-07-11.
  9. ↑ "Hungary Delays Ratification of Sweden's NATO Accession Bid Again". bloomberg.com. 2023-07-31.
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