Sweden's NATO accession not on Hungarian Parliament's agenda for spring session

The Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary, Zsolt Semjén, has submitted the government's legislative program for the spring 2024 session of Parliament to the House Speaker.

It includes 18 various bills and amendments, but the final vote on Sweden's NATO membership is not on the list, said Atv.hu, Report informs.

According to Semjén's proposal, Parliament is to discuss and vote on things such as the amendment of the law on water distribution services, the adoption of the 2025 state budget, the recognition of foreign certificates and diplomas, or complying with the EU directive on minimum wage, to name just a few.

Sweden and Finland decided to give up their military independence and join NATO in May 2022, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war. At the 2022 NATO summit, it seemed only a matter of months before the two countries—both of which have strong military capabilities—could join the alliance, and in June of the same year, it was finally decided that the way to NATO for Sweden and Finland was open.

Thus, at his international press conference in December, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Hungarian Parliament couldn't stomach the decision.