New Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok promulgates law on Sweden's membership in NATO. Among the 31 members of the Atlantic Alliance, Hungary was the last country to ratify.
This final technical step puts an end to almost two years of waiting for Stockholm. Sweden broke with its policy of neutrality adopted after the end of the Napoleonic wars in the 19th century. Although it contributes to international peacekeeping forces, it has not experienced war since a conflict with Norway in 1814.