Hungary has approved Finland joining NATO. But its delays raise deeper concerns.
The problem of an unreliable Hungary will long outlast this foot-dragging over Sweden and Finland, and other NATO allies should be ready.
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The problem of an unreliable Hungary will long outlast this foot-dragging over Sweden and Finland, and other NATO allies should be ready.
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson said the liklihood Finland would join NATO before Sweden has 'increased'.
The ruling Fidesz party confirmed to Reuters that parliament would not hold a session next week, which they said was due to a "delay in negotiations with Brussels." Hungary is mired in a dispute with the European Commission over the release of EU funds. "The (Fidesz) parliamentary group will decide about the Finnish and Swedish NATO accession after a delegation of lawmakers (who visited the two countries) give an account of that visit," Fidesz's press office said.
A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden's NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary's governing party has called "political disputes."
The delegation made up of politicians from Hungary's governing parties visited Finland following their visit to Stockholm on Tuesday. The Finns were not accused of "spreading blatant lies" about Hungary after all.