...members under Article l0 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The Alliance will continue to welcome new members in a position to further the principles of the Treaty and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. The Alliance expects to extend further invitations in coming years...

...Poland to begin accession talks with NATO 8. We reaffirm that NATO remains open to new members ... in a position to further the principles of the Treaty and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. The Alliance expects to extend further invitations in coming years....

...left standing outside the door. The leaders pledged that "NATO will continue to welcome new members in a position to further the principles of the Treaty and contribute to peace and security in the EuroAtlantic area." The allies created the Membership Action Plan (MAP),...

...tensions. As per the 1996 London Conference, NATO membership was open to any European state that would further the principles of the treaty and contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area. Unlike the EU, there are no eligibility criteria for entering NATO. NATO would...

...invitation is made by unanimous agreement of the current members and is based on the invitees' ability to further the principles of the Treaty and "contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area. . . ." K. To assist the candidate nation, NATO has developed the Membership Action...

...door: Article 8 of the Madrid declaration says that the Alliance will continue to welcome new members in a position to further the principles of the Treaty and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. The Alliance expects to extend further invitations in coming years...

...further European states. To be invited, members must unanimously agree that a candidate would adhere to the principles of the Treaty and contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area. The record of the three newest members bears on the desirability of further enlargement....