Maretta inside NATO because of the approaching accession of Finland and Sweden, who fear a possible attack from Russia, which already has its troops stationed on the border with the Scandinavian Peninsula. The two countries, reports La Stampa, are due to submit their application for membership at the extraordinary summit of the alliance’s foreign ministers, scheduled for May 14-15 in Berlin, with a few months to give the final okay to the Atlantic alliance received, as General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg has already announced.
But it was Croatia that broke the balance on NATO expansion with the threat of a veto from President Zoran Milanovic. “It’s a very dangerous adventure. Finland can join NATO overnight if instead Bulgaria and Romania can’t join Schengen, Albania and North Macedonia can’t start EU accession negotiations and Kosovo isn’t even recognized,” Milanovic broadsides, but gave the green light for the two to join Countries are calling for changes to electoral law in Bosnia-Herzegovina to protect Croatian minority. The government led by Andrej Plenkovic immediately backed down and reiterated Croatia’s support for Finland’s and Sweden’s decision.
