Sweden is using its presidency of the EU Council to keep European countries mobilised in their support for Ukraine, and to try to enforce the current sanctions on Russia more effectively. Sweden's EU Affairs Minister Jessika Roswall speaks to Talking Europe about those issues, as well as Sweden's application to join NATO, and Stockholm's other priorities in its EU presidency, which is now two months into its six-month stint.
Asked about the sticking points in Sweden's NATO membership bid, Roswall says: "Sweden changed its view quite rapidly last spring. Almost every party in our parliament voted for the country to join NATO. This is very important for our security, and for NATO's security too. I'm very happy that almost every other country has said "yes" to our application. There are two countries left. I'm glad that Hungary is having a discussion in their parliament and I hope they will have a vote soon. As for Turkey, we have done the things that we agreed on, and now it's up to Turkey to make its decision."
