Last hurdle: Today the Hungarian parliament is voting on Sweden's accession to NATO. In May 2022, traditionally non-aligned Sweden applied for membership in the Western military alliance together with its neighboring country Finland.
Finland was able to join NATO in April 2023, while Sweden had to wait due to the blockades by Turkey and Hungary. At the end of January, Ankara gave the green light for Swedish accession - now all that is missing is the “yes” from Hungary.