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Finland is getting much closer to joining NATO

Headline from Deseret News, on the newest of 3 developments

Finland wanted to bring its Scandinavian neighbor along, but Turkey is holding up Swedish approval. So Finland is joining on its own.

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Developments in this update

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  1. NATO Chief: Membership for Finland, Sweden 'Top Priority'

    Headline from Military.com ·

  2. Finland's Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  3. Newest

    Finland is getting much closer to joining NATO

    Headline from Deseret News ·

Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. Military.com

    NATO Chief: Membership for Finland, Sweden 'Top Priority' (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Stoltenberg told a news conference with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Helsinki that progress is being made on securing membership for the two countries, but didn't disclose details.

  2. France 24

    Finland moves closer to joining NATO without Sweden (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Finland, which has one of Europe's longest borders with Russia, on Tuesday kicks off a parliamentary debate aimed at accelerating the country's bid to join NATO, increasing the likelihood it will leave…

  3. Los Angeles Times

    NATO chief says membership for Finland, Sweden 'top priority' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is urging members Turkey and Hungary to ratify Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Finland's Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Finland’s Parliament has given final approval for the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO with lawmakers signing off on membership along with the required legislation. The 200-seat legislature passed

  5. NBC News

    Finland's parliament overwhelmingly backs bid to join NATO (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Approval passed with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favour, seven against and one abstaining.

  6. Fox News

    Finland's Parliament gives final approval for country to join NATO with 184-7 vote (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Finland's Parliament voted 184 to seven in favor of the Nordic country to join NATO. Finland jointly applied to join NATO with Sweden last year.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Finland: Lawmakers greenlight NATO membership – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Finnish parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the NATO military alliance. The Nordic nation will need to wait for ratification from Turkey and Hungary but looks set to move ahead of neighbor Sweden.

  8. Digital Journal

    Finland gives early greenlight to NATO entry (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Finland's parliament on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining NATO, ahead of ratifications from Hungary and Turkey, increasing the

  9. Breitbart News

    Finland's Parliament Overwhelmingly Backs Final Approval for NATO Bid (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Finland's Parliament gave final approval to the bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership and the required legislation.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    NATO: Finland forges ahead of Sweden toward membership – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Finland’s parliament polishes the country’s NATO bid with a final stamp of approval, hoping for Hungary and Turkey to follow quickly. Would Finland going first leave Sweden insecure?

  11. Deseret News

    Finland is getting much closer to joining NATO (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Finland wanted to bring its Scandinavian neighbor along, but Turkey is holding up Swedish approval. So Finland is joining on its own.

  12. France 24

    Finland edges closer to joining NATO, setting deadline for co-applicant Sweden (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Finland edged closer to joining NATO Wednesday after its parliament approved its accession and Hungary’s ruling party said it would support the bid being ratified.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Hungary further delays vote on Sweden, Finland joining NATO (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Hungary is further delaying a vote on ratifying Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession bids, pushing back the vote by two weeks.

  14. The Daily Caller

    NATO Is On The Doorstep Of Expansion After Greenlight From Orban’s Party (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    NATO took a major step toward expansion Wednesday when Hungary's ruling party indicated it will support the addition of Finland and Sweden into the alliance.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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