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Soome Vabariigi ja Rootsi Kuningriigi ühinemist käsitlevate Põhja-Atlandi lepingu protokollide heakskiitmise seadus

Stage avaldatud_riigiteatajasUpdated 17d ago

This Estonian law approves the protocols that add Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty, the founding agreement of NATO. Each new member's accession must be ratified by every existing member under the treaty's procedures. Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, is the body that gives this approval on Estonia's behalf. The text was handled by the Foreign Affairs Committee. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text. The law affects Estonia's formal relationship with the alliance and the two Nordic countries. Once all members ratify, Finland and Sweden become full NATO members with the same mutual defence commitments as other allies. Estonia's own obligations under the treaty do not change in content, but the alliance's membership and shared defence arrangements expand.