The Ratifications
The official integration of the new members is expected in May
2004, after the ratification in the parliaments of the 19 present
members and of the future members.
France
The French Parliament has ratified the NATO accession protocols on
29 January 2004 allowing NATO to be enlarged by seven new
members, including Slovenia. France is the last member of NATO to
ratify accession protocols and so ended the ratification for new
members.
Belgium
The Belgium Parliament on 27 November 2003 backed NATO's
expansion by seven new members.
Turkey
The turkish parliament backed Slovenia's accession to NATO on 6
November 2003.
Greece
On 6 November 2003 Greece ratified the accession protocols
for seven NATO members.
United Kingdom
The British parliament approved with majority of votes on 30
September 2003 the protocols allowing NATO to be enlarged by seven
new members, including Slovenia.
Czech Republic
The Czech parliament approved with majority of votes on 7 August
2003 the protocols allowing NATO to be enlarged by seven new
members.
Luxembourg
The NATO accession protocols have been ratified on 9 July
2003.
Poland
The Polish parliament approved the accession protocols on 9 July
2003.
Italy
The Italian senat backed the proposal of ratification of accession
protolos for seven new members, including Slovenia on 24 July
2003.
Germany
The german parliament approved with majority of votes on 5 June
2003 the protocols allowing NATO to be enlarged by seven new
members. The new member states include Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovenia.
Hungary
The Hungarian government on 2 June 2003 approved the
protocols allowing NATO to be enlarged by seven new members. The new
member states include Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, and Slovenia. A "yes" vote in the Hungarian parliament was
given by all 329 lawmakers.
Denmark
The Danish parliament has ratified the NATO accession protocols on
15 May 2003 of Lithuania and six other mostly post-Communist
European states, thus blessing their accession to a 19-nation Western
defense bloc. A "yes" vote in the Danish parliament was given by
majority of the lawmakers, 101, to 4 "against".
U.S.A.
The U.S. Senate on 8 May 2003 formally backed NATO's
expansion, voting unanimously that seven aspirants, including
Slovenia, could join the military alliance. In a 96:0 vote, the
U.S. comes as a third country to ratify the enlargement after Canada
and Norway.
Norway
Upon proposal of the Norwegian government, the Norwegian parliament
on 11 April 2003 unanimously backed Slovenia's accession to
NATO.
Canada
On 28 March 2003, Canada was the first to ratify the
accession protocols for seven new NATO members - Slovenia, Slovakia,
Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - which were invited
to join the Alliance at the Prague summit in November 2002.
Status
of ratification of Protocols of Accession by NATO member countries
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