Now playing Next world news Finland still hopes to join NATO with Sweden Ankara says Finland's NATO bid is "less problematic" than Sweden's after Turkey accused the government in Stockholm of enabling groups it deems as terror organisations. But Finland's FM says it is important for both countries to join the alliance at the same time. 30/01/2023
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Now playing Next Sweden Finland hints at stalling joint-NATO with Sweden after row with Turkey The hold-up follows Ankara announcing it would not back Sweden's NATO bid following an anti-Turkey protest in Stockholm. Finland, it seems, is reassessing its options but still insist joining with Sweden is the number one option. 25/01/2023
Now playing Next world news Finish president says aim is still for two countries to join together Following Turkish outrage at a pro-Kurd demonstration in Sweden, Finland said it might consider decoupling its NATO application from its Nordic neighbour. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland wants to join NATO with Sweden but could go solo The comments from Finland's foreign minister came after Turkey refused to green-light Stockholm's bid due to a Quran-burning protest in the Swedish capital. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next world news NATO chief urges Ankara not to block Sweden's membership The Turkish President threatens to block Sweden's NATO membership after an extremist burned a copy of the Koran on Saturday in Stockholm. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey set to block Sweden's NATO bid after Quran burning Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Sweden not to expect his backing for its bid to join NATO after Swedish police allowed a Quran to be burned by a protestor outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. 23/01/2023
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Now playing Next Sweden 'Quran burning' protest scuppers Turkey-Sweden NATO talks "To allow this [protest] action despite all our warnings is to encourage hate crimes and Islamophobia", said Turkey's presidential spokesman. 21/01/2023
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Now playing Next Germany Boris Pistorius becomes Germany's new defence minister In a changing of the guard at Germany's defence ministry Boris Pistorius has taken over the minister's job from Christine Lambrecht. It comes at a time of change in the German armed forces and with the country under pressure to send battle tanks to Ukraine. 19/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Fourteen people die in Ukraine helicopter crash In Ukraine fourteen people including a child and the country's Interior Minister died when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten on the outskirts of Kyiv 19/01/2023
Now playing Next Turkey 'Hand over your terrorists': Turkey pressures Nordic NATO hopefuls Sweden and Finland must deport 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before Ankara will approve their NATO bids, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday. 16/01/2023
Now playing Next Sweden Turkey rages at incendiary video by Kurdish group in Sweden The clip showed Turkey's president being hanged and called him a "dictator". 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Belgium NATO-EU infrastructure security agreement signed A joint taskforce will pool NATO and EU expertise to give additional protection to critical infrastructure. 11/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders and NATO sign a third Joint Declaration A third Joint Declaration has been signed by EU leaders and NATO deepening cooperation on security and defence in Europe 10/01/2023
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden can’t meet some of Turkey’s demands for its NATO bid Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says Turkey is making demands that Sweden cannot accept. Ankara’s stipulations were to lift its veto on Stockholm’s bid to join NATO. 08/01/2023
Now playing Next Sweden Turkey 'wants things we can't give', says NATO hopeful Sweden Ankara has been blocking Sweden's entry into the western military alliance since May. 08/01/2023
