The ratification bill to allow the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO will be examined on August 2 in the National Assembly, after the Senate on July 21, we learned from a parliamentary source.
Thus, the ratification by France should be effective at the end of this examination on the evening of August 2, according to the agenda set for Tuesday July 19 at the conference of presidents at the Palais Bourbon.
Guest country status
The signing in Brussels of the accession protocols by the ambassadors of the thirty member countries opened the ratification process on 5 July.
Canada was the first country to ratify the two accession protocols on the same day.
The signing of the accession protocols grants guest country status to Sweden and Finland.
But they will not benefit from the protection of Article 5 of the NATO Charter in the event of an attack as long as the 30 member states have not ratified their membership.
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Many allies have prepared for the ratification to be as rapid as possible, but it will take several months
," warned Jens Stoltenberg, the Alliance's secretary general.
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The last time (for North Macedonia), it took twelve months
," he recalled.
The two Nordic countries have confirmed that they have renounced their neutrality and decided to join NATO because of the deterioration of the security situation in Europe caused by Russia.
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