Iceland is tiptoeing into the EU
From our UK edition
A few weeks ago, Icelanders were busy worrying about tax increases, growing inflation, unemployment and immigration. The government was worried about the newest opinion polls. Normal stuff. Then stories started appearing in foreign media, such as the Telegraph, about Iceland being on a fast track to EU membership. The reporting was based on sources within the EU bureaucracy in Brussels. Soon, social media was flooded with posts from various pro-EU outlets celebrating either Iceland’s pending membership or a proposed referendum. Reports suggested a poll would be held as early as August this year. All of this came as a surprise to the Icelandic public and most members of our parliament, including me and other members of the foreign affairs committee.
