The ruling Social Democratic Party must make the appropriate decision.
Sweden can apply NATO application on Monday 16 May. The ruling Social Democratic Party must make a decision, according to Expressen.
According to the publication, the Swedish government will decide to join the Alliance at an extraordinary meeting on May 16. An application will then be submitted. There has been no official invitation to the meeting yet, it is only planned.
On Friday, May 13, a report on Sweden's accession to the Alliance will be presented by an analytical group that includes all parliamentary parties. . The report says there will be no clear call for NATO membership, but it will send a clear signal on how Sweden should act.
Minister Magdalena Andersson will decide on this issue.
The next day, a special debate will be held in the unicameral parliament of Sweden on the report of the think tank.
The President and the Prime Minister have stated their support for the decision to apply for Finland's accession to NATO as soon as possible Sauli Niiniste and Sanna Marin.
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Earlier it was reported that Finland and Sweden plan to apply for NATO membership in May . Thus, both countries decided to speed up the accession process without waiting for the Alliance's summit in late June.
However, Russia has threatened Sweden and Finland with “consequences” if it joins NATO. Moscow is reacting nervously to such a prospect of Alliance enlargement. But will Russia open a “second front” in the Baltic Sea? About this – in the article Alina Gritsenko “Sweden on the way to NATO: what will Russia respond?”.
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