Parliament approves Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO

The Czech Chamber of Deputies approved Finland and Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Saturday. The two Nordic states applied for membership in early July, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The entry of the two countries into NATO has already been passed by the Senate as well and is therefore only pending the signature of the Czech president, who has earlier expressed himself as in favour of their membership.

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said that Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO is in the interests of the Czech Republic.