After Trump’s threats against Greenland, Iceland is working to fast-track their way to EU membership with a national vote this year.
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@randahl I predict that "Fishing" will become the most contentious topic.
The "cod wars" is an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars
@randahl Also on this topic it helps that the UK are no longer part of the EU
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After Trump’s threats against Greenland, Iceland is working to fast-track their way to EU membership with a national vote this year.
Like Greenland, Iceland was a country in The Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1944 voted to create an independent Republic.
Some Icelanders will likely vote against EU membership because that will mean sharing fishing rights with EU countries. Others will weigh the importance of EU membership in an increasingly unstable world.
More on this: https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/
@randahl It seems the Icelanders listened to Carney's speech in Davos.
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After Trump’s threats against Greenland, Iceland is working to fast-track their way to EU membership with a national vote this year.
Like Greenland, Iceland was a country in The Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1944 voted to create an independent Republic.
Some Icelanders will likely vote against EU membership because that will mean sharing fishing rights with EU countries. Others will weigh the importance of EU membership in an increasingly unstable world.
More on this: https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/
@randahl They should look at the bigger picture and join the EU
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After Trump’s threats against Greenland, Iceland is working to fast-track their way to EU membership with a national vote this year.
Like Greenland, Iceland was a country in The Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1944 voted to create an independent Republic.
Some Icelanders will likely vote against EU membership because that will mean sharing fishing rights with EU countries. Others will weigh the importance of EU membership in an increasingly unstable world.
More on this: https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/
@randahl always with the Fish....remembering how violent it got as nations fought over the rights to overfish and exploit. Times now are different hopefully.
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After Trump’s threats against Greenland, Iceland is working to fast-track their way to EU membership with a national vote this year.
Like Greenland, Iceland was a country in The Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1944 voted to create an independent Republic.
Some Icelanders will likely vote against EU membership because that will mean sharing fishing rights with EU countries. Others will weigh the importance of EU membership in an increasingly unstable world.
More on this: https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/
Most of the reasons why Iceland should join are also reasons why Canada should.
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After Trump’s threats against Greenland, Iceland is working to fast-track their way to EU membership with a national vote this year.
Like Greenland, Iceland was a country in The Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1944 voted to create an independent Republic.
Some Icelanders will likely vote against EU membership because that will mean sharing fishing rights with EU countries. Others will weigh the importance of EU membership in an increasingly unstable world.
More on this: https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/
@randahl Why it's his humor going over their heads. They named the actual "green" land, Iceland to discourage invaders. The actual island covered in large part with
'ice" is called Greenland.
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Most of the reasons why Iceland should join are also reasons why Canada should.
@EricLawton I think in the short term, Canada and the EU are more likely to form a strong partnership without a political integration.
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@EricLawton I think in the short term, Canada and the EU are more likely to form a strong partnership without a political integration.
“Political integration” can be a very wide range. Even the “United” Kingdom has a separate legal system for Scotland.
But the partnership will need to be integrated enough on the foreign policy level to resist US hegemony.
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@EricLawton I think in the short term, Canada and the EU are more likely to form a strong partnership without a political integration.
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@randahl Also on this topic it helps that the UK are no longer part of the EU
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@randahl always with the Fish....remembering how violent it got as nations fought over the rights to overfish and exploit. Times now are different hopefully.
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