{"id":36611,"date":"2022-05-18T20:48:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=36611"},"modified":"2022-05-18T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T19:30:00","slug":"swedish-mep-says-sweden-finland-will-make-nato-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/swedish-mep-says-sweden-finland-will-make-nato-stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish MEP says Sweden, Finland will make NATO stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arba Kokalari, a member of the European Parliament for Sweden of Albanian descent, said Sweden and Finland started considering <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_195468.htm\">applying for NATO accession<\/a><\/strong> after threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Putin] has verbally threatened and sent military air jets across the Swedish border. He\u2019s been really aggressive\u201d, said the Swedish politician for Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Kokalari said the way Russia is treating its neighbors serves to emphasize how important it is to have a strong NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Before the war in Ukraine, she said, the general public in Sweden was divided when it comes to joining NATO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the war the opinion was pro-NATO and most political parties endorse accession. In fact, 6 out 8 parties in Sweden are in favor of joining the Alliance\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The MEP said she is confident that both Sweden and Finland will join NATO, as it will make the North Atlantic Alliance stronger.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other hand, Kokalari fears that the process might take a long time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/01\/albanias-role-as-a-nato-ally-increasing-steadily-says-ambassador-kim-on-13th-accession-anniversary\/\">Albania\u2019s role as a NATO ally increasing steadily, says Ambassador Kim on 13th accession anniversary<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/03\/18\/russia-warns-of-retaliation-if-bosnia-joins-nato\/\">Russia warns of retaliation if Bosnia joins NATO<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/03\/30\/natos-upgraded-kucova-air-base-set-to-open-in-2023\/\">NATO\u2019s upgraded Kucova Air Base set to open in 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arba Kokalari, a member of the European Parliament for Sweden of Albanian descent, said Sweden and Finland started considering applying for NATO accession after threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u201cHe [Putin] has verbally threatened and sent military air jets across the Swedish border. He\u2019s been really aggressive\u201d, said the Swedish politician for Euronews Albania. 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