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NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Kosovo submitted an application to join the PfP program in July 2012, [261] and Hoxhaj stated in 2014 that the country's goal is to be a NATO member by 2022. [262] In December 2018, Kosovar Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj stated that Kosovo will apply for NATO membership after the formation of the Kosovo Armed Forces . [ 263 ]
In 1949, Denmark became a founding member of NATO. Denmark became a member of the European Union in 1973 and signed the Lisbon Treaty in 2007. Denmark was a founding member of European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme was established in 1994 and is based on individual bilateral relations between each partner country and NATO: each country may choose the extent of its participation. [166] Members include all current and former members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. [167]
During the Cold War, most of Europe was divided between two alliances. Members of NATO are shown in blue, with members of the Warsaw Pact in red and unaffiliated countries are in grey. Yugoslavia, although communist, had left the Soviet sphere in 1948, and Albania was a Warsaw Pact member-only until 1968.
Both countries are full members of NATO. Denmark is an EU member and Montenegro is an EU candidate. Netherlands: 31 March 1605 [23] See Denmark–Netherlands relations. Denmark has an embassy in The Hague. [278] The Netherlands has an embassy in Copenhagen. [279] Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. North Macedonia
Following Finland's and Sweden's request to join NATO, Denmark, Iceland and Norway released a statement saying that in the case of an attack on Finland or Sweden before they had become part of NATO, all necessary means would be used to help in their defence. [8] [9] Finland became a member of NATO on 4 April 2023. [10] and Sweden on 7 March 2024.
As Denmark and Norway sought US aid for their post-war reconstruction, the project collapsed, with Denmark, Norway and Iceland joining NATO as founding members. [9] Finland and Sweden joined NATO in 2023 and 2024, respectively, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Further Nordic co-operation, such as an economic customs union, also ...