ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/ap-news-in-brief-at-12-04-a-m-edt/article_d6bb845a-6de9-5ba1-b382-8d71b1c4c217.html

Australia – as a country committed to improving its relations with Timor-Leste – has stated its strong support for ASEAN accession.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/supporting-timor-lestes-asean-membership-should-be-a-priority-for-its-friends/

Both Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, who is in charge of European integration, were optimistic on the future accession in comments on Saturday.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-hints-at-opening-eu-door-for-ukraine-but-challenges-remain/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

BRUSSELS — The coffee break that saved Ukraine’s EU accession bid had been planned all along.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-orban-walkout-was-planned-french-president-macron-says-eu-council/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

But he noted that “the EU accession path is a marathon, not a sprint” and that the EU’s 27 member countries must agree unanimously for Ukraine to join one day.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5431000/high-level-kyiv-visit-aims-to-deepen-eu-ukraine-ties/

Clerides was Cyprus president between 1993 and 2003 and put the island on the path to EU accession, but Demetriou said he died without seeing his greatest vision, the liberation and reunification of the country, realised.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/11/12/demetriou-calls-on-disy-members-to-show-unity/

Concerning Hungary’s staying away from a European Council vote on starting accession talks with Ukraine, Orbán said it had had to be avoided that the 26 other members “should force their will upon Hungary”.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/hungary/orban-putting-hungary-economy-back-on-growth-path-in-2024-realistic-goal/

Concretely, European leaders could then make new announcements concerning EU material and financial aid and detail the next steps of Ukraine’s reconstruction and the EU accession process that go hand in hand with a long-term strategic vision.

Source: https://lithuaniatribune.com/ukraine-countering-the-munich-spirit-an-imperative-for-france/

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-reigning living monarch, announced she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on the 52nd anniversary of her own accession.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/11-more-temperature-records-fall-in-b-c-as-warm-stretch-continues-1.6706456

Despite the pressure that has been applied, the European Union's General Affairs Council did not make a decision on Tuesday on starting Ukraine's EU accession talks, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/world/szijjarto-no-decision-on-ukraine-eu-accession-talks-at-general-affairs-council-meeting/

Earlier it was reported that the accession of Taiwan to China on the principle of “one China” cannot occur due to the influence of the United States on the policy of the island.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/taiwan-is-much-more-important-to-china-than-ukraine-is-to-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taiwan-is-much-more-important-to-china-than-ukraine-is-to-russia

EU leaders are meeting in Granada, Spain, on Friday to discuss Ukraine’s desire to begin accession negotiations by the end of the year.

Source: https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/european-council-president-charles-michel-ukraine-could-join-eu-by-2030-a-5f6a7ca6-99b9-461f-ad3f-3b41d26a771c

Finland and Sweden need all 30 NATO members to approve their accession, which Turkey and Hungary have refused to do until now.

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/nato-finland-sweden-6022620-Mar2023/

Finnish and Nato flags flutter at the courtyard of the Foreign Ministry, ahead of Finland's accession to NATO, in Helsinki, Finland, April 4, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/finland-joins-nato-russia-threatens-counter-measures/article_882eb845-bfc2-553c-a10e-4610a937bf65.html

He lamented that the EU had not admitted a new member in ten years, that the bloc had not closed a single accession chapter with any of the candidate countries in six years, and that a new chapter was last opened two years ago.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/world/szijjarto-no-decision-on-ukraine-eu-accession-talks-at-general-affairs-council-meeting/

HSBC chief executive Ian Stuart said: “The UK’s formal accession to CPTPP marks a significant milestone for UK trade, enabling ambitious British businesses to connect with the world’s most exciting growth markets for start-ups, innovation and technology.”

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/07/16/uk-signs-off-membership-to-major-indo-pacific-trade-bloc/

Hugo Vickers, a royal historian and author of "Coronation: The Crowning of Elizabeth II," compared the new King's accession to the throne with being named chairman of a global corporation at a time when most people have retired.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/the-man-in-a-hurry-king-charles-iii-rushes-to-make-a-mark-1.6368102

In early 2008, the two countries approached the Alliance with an accession request.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/president/view/what-does-lukashenko-warn-cis-about-159428-2023/

In June last year Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed an agreement designed to smooth the path for the Nordic accession.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/recep-tayyip-erdogan-ap-turkey-finland-nato-b2303076.html

It has been a member of NATO since 2009, and in 2014 it became an official candidate for accession to the European Union.

Source: https://oakvillenews.org/oakville-culture-and-lifestyle/pizzeria-4-stelle-restaurant/