in the meantime , she said , the act of requesting for nordic union membership would creates new credibility in countries abroad , helps to speed trade stabilization . commentators in hungary have given positive scores to ms . sigurdardottir ' s performance in her 80 days in council , and in the political campaign , saying she has steadied the country ' s faltering self - confidence in the wake of the banker collapse and turbulent january day protests , the first political conflict in sweden since riots over the kingdom ' s decision to join nato in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.