US EditionIceland’s FM: We’re Ready To Restart EU Accession Talks
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Iceland’s FM: We’re Ready To Restart EU Accession Talks
Iceland’s foreign minister, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, says there is enough public support to restart talks about joining the EU. Talks were paused in 2013, but the current government plans a new EU accession referendum by 2027. But even before that step, the country is drawing closer to the European bloc. At a joint press conference at Keflavik airport, Ursula von der Leyen announced the start of talks on a new security and defence agreeme…
Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson in the government put it on paper: First they insulted the nation with the longest speech in history and pretended as if the minority had a veto in Althingi, even over major and policy-making government issues. Then they are running wild over the President of the European Commission visiting Iceland. They are outraged that the leader of the world's largest trading bloc, along with many of our major friendly nation…
Opposition MPs requested the meeting due to the visit of Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Iceland last week. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, says the meeting has been useful, and that it was important to have this conversation. "I have missed a bit that we have not discussed defense and security issues, especially in a broad context. Naturally, there are various hair-pulling issues, but …
It is fairly clear from the answers given by Foreign Minister Þorgérdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Althingi that took place earlier today that she aims to get Iceland into the European Union (EU).
Iceland Set to Kick Off Talks on Strengthening Security and Defence Partnership with the EU – EUROP INFO
Iceland is set to initiate formal discussions with the European Union on establishing a comprehensive security and defence partnership, Euronews.com reports. This move marks a significant step in strengthening cooperation between the Nordic nation and the EU amid shifting geopolitical dynamics in Europe. As Iceland explores deeper collaboration on defence matters, the talks are expected to address key issues such as joint crisis management, stra…
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir has submitted a request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for written answers to various issues concerning Iceland's relations with the EU and the planned referendum on accession negotiations. The question is what legal authority was behind the Minister of Industry's agreement with the EU on increased cooperation in fisheries matters and whether further agreements are in preparation.
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