https://apnews.com/article/iceland-european-union-election-referendum-accession-fish-d29f8d4e140894fe22db17005e9c2a2e Welp, that's over. They decided not to.
The Icelandic government has a level headed and measured response to a referendum with a large showing. People seem to have been decently informed and had a choice to start a process that isn't...
The Icelandic government has a level headed and measured response to a referendum with a large showing. People seem to have been decently informed and had a choice to start a process that isn't binding and decided against it by just over half of the votes.
The responses by users under this article are anything but level headed and measured. From calling the EU communist to saying the EU is illegal, we get all the good ones.
They point out that Lichtenstein only has 40k people, but Iceland is only 400k people. Compared to Norway’s 5.6m people, neither other party is significant. The EEA already is functionally a...
They point out that Lichtenstein only has 40k people, but Iceland is only 400k people. Compared to Norway’s 5.6m people, neither other party is significant. The EEA already is functionally a bilateral agreement between Norway and the EU, with some rounding errors attached to it.
geographically? exactly at the same place ^_^
🥁🥁📀
https://apnews.com/article/iceland-european-union-election-referendum-accession-fish-d29f8d4e140894fe22db17005e9c2a2e
Welp, that's over. They decided not to.
The Icelandic government has a level headed and measured response to a referendum with a large showing. People seem to have been decently informed and had a choice to start a process that isn't binding and decided against it by just over half of the votes.
The responses by users under this article are anything but level headed and measured. From calling the EU communist to saying the EU is illegal, we get all the good ones.
They point out that Lichtenstein only has 40k people, but Iceland is only 400k people. Compared to Norway’s 5.6m people, neither other party is significant. The EEA already is functionally a bilateral agreement between Norway and the EU, with some rounding errors attached to it.
I don't see how it benefits Norway at all.
Ideally the Nordic countries all join the EU, not just for safety but for stability against the instability of the US.