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| Iceland announces dropping bid to join EU |
| 2015-03-13 |
| [RT] Iceland has dropped its bid to join the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , the Foreign Ministry in Reykjavik says. The announcement follows pledges made by the country's euro-skeptic government since winning the 2013 election. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, the Icelandic foreign minister, said in a statement that he had informed Latvia, the current EU president, and the European Commission that his center-right government had decided to withdraw its application, which was submitted six years ago. "The EU and Iceland have discussed the country's position on the status of its bid to join the European Union," the statement reads. "The government does not intend to resume preparing for EU membership." Prime Minister Sigmundur Davið Gunnlaugsson talked of formally withdrawing the bid in January. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 As per #2, I hope they remember that when the future Iranian, Turkish, andor Pakistani "blue water" Navies [Other?]come a'visitin on maritime jihad. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-03-13 20:17 |
| #8 Normally I'd say they should join NAFTA but I'd probably wait a couple of years before making any moves at this point. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-03-13 14:58 |
| #7 I visited Iceland and survived. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-03-13 12:09 |
| #6 Lookin' at you, Greece. |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-03-13 11:27 |
| #5 they even let Alaska Paul visit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-03-13 11:05 |
| #4 The ppl of Iceland don't believe in the intermingling of cultures lkke the rest of Europe. Posted by chris Indeed they do. Used to be a rather larger U.S. Air Base there. It's gone now, turned into apartments and commons. Bet you can't imagine who might have been permanently restricted to base while it was operational. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-03-13 07:43 |
| #3 With Euro crashing, that did you expect? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-13 06:22 |
| #2 The ppl of Iceland don't believe in the intermingling of cultures lkke the rest of Europe. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-03-13 02:21 |
| #1 Pity. The EU and Bjork were made for each other. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-03-13 02:11 |