https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Hungary's parliament on Monday afternoon voted through Sweden's Nato application, clearing the final hurdle before the Nordic country can join the military alliance. https://www.thelocal.com/20240226/hungary-votes-through-swedens-nato-application Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:18:28 +0100 hungary-votes-through-swedens-nato-application Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will meet Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on Friday ahead of a key parliamentary vote in Budapest on Sweden's stalled bid to join Nato. https://www.thelocal.com/20240220/swedish-prime-minister-ulf-kristersson-to-meet-viktor-orban-in-budapest Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:07:07 +0100 swedish-prime-minister-ulf-kristersson-to-meet-viktor-orban-in-budapest Hungary's ruling party Fidesz is proposing a vote on Sweden's Nato application when parliament opens on February 26th. https://www.thelocal.com/20240220/hungary-set-to-vote-on-swedens-nato-bid-on-monday Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:55:10 +0100 hungary-set-to-vote-on-swedens-nato-bid-on-monday Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday criticised Hungary's "unacceptable" delay in ratifying Sweden's Nato accession amid the nearly two-year-old invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.com/20240219/polish-pm-slams-unacceptable-hungarian-delay-on-swedens-nato-bid Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:48:13 +0100 polish-pm-slams-unacceptable-hungarian-delay-on-swedens-nato-bid Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he would be happy to accept his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban's invitation to Budapest to discuss a range of issues, but not to negotiate the terms of Sweden's Nato application. https://www.thelocal.com/20240126/swedish-prime-minister-wont-negotiate-with-hungary-on-nato-bid Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:50:27 +0100 swedish-prime-minister-wont-negotiate-with-hungary-on-nato-bid Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson replied to his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban's invitation to discuss Sweden's Nato bid, saying he'd be willing to meet in Hungary at a 'convenient' time. https://www.thelocal.com/20240125/swedish-prime-minister-ulf-kristersson-willing-to-meet-viktor-orban-in-budapest Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:34:13 +0100 swedish-prime-minister-ulf-kristersson-willing-to-meet-viktor-orban-in-budapest Hungary accused Sweden of not taking steps to build more friendly bilateral relations in view of the Nordic country's bid to join Nato. https://www.thelocal.com/20240119/hungary-accuses-sweden-of-not-prioritising-nato-application Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:52:55 +0100 hungary-accuses-sweden-of-not-prioritising-nato-application Hungary should ratify Sweden's stalled bid to join Nato without delay, secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg urged. https://www.thelocal.com/20231109/nato-chief-calls-on-hungary-to-fulfil-commitment-to-sweden Thu, 09 Nov 2023 07:37:39 +0100 nato-chief-calls-on-hungary-to-fulfil-commitment-to-sweden Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament that ratifying Sweden's Nato bid was not 'urgent', potentially further delaying the Nordic country's bid to join the military alliance. https://www.thelocal.com/20230926/not-urgent-for-sweden-to-join-nato-says-hungarys-viktor-orban Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:16:23 +0200 not-urgent-for-sweden-to-join-nato-says-hungarys-viktor-orban A delegation of Hungarian parliamentarians met senior Swedish politicians on Tuesday to discuss Sweden's Nato application. https://www.thelocal.com/20230307/hungary-supports-the-nato-membership-of-sweden Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:24:11 +0100 hungary-supports-the-nato-membership-of-sweden