The European Commission recommended that Icelandic should become one of the EU’s official languages in a statement on Iceland’s EU accession talks.
The statement continued that Iceland would need to strengthen the independence of its judiciary and to make new laws to prevent conflicts of interest between the public and private sectors and their employees.
The European Commission believes Iceland should be allowed to begin accession talks; but the final decision rests with the combined prime ministers and presidents of existing EU states. They next meet in March.
Large swathes of Iceland’s laws are already in accordance with EU regulation due to its membership of the EEA and Schengen.
Among the areas that do not fall under the EEA or Schengen are fisheries, agriculture and environmental and financial policy and Iceland would need to adapt its laws in theses areas, Visir.is reports.
>The statement continued that Iceland would need to strengthen the independence of its judiciary and to make new laws to prevent conflicts of interest between the public and private sectors and their employees.
Before you can preach EU commissioners you should get you own house in order.
As to specifics of what ” improvements ” are needed let me read full report before I make any comments on that. It is possible they make some reasonable points.
But if they are talking about Iceland taking on the EU Corpus Juris then it will not be any improbment at all.
“The statement continued that Iceland would need to strengthen the independence of its judiciary and to make new laws to prevent conflicts of interest between the public and private sectors and their employees”
This is ridicolous : how can the EU ask such a thing to an applying country while accepting Italy as a member? This is just a little example, so to speack, on how much political weight your country will have once joined this bureaucratic monster.
“This is ridicolous : how can the EU ask such a thing to an applying country while accepting Italy as a member?”
Italy doesn’t have politically appointed Judges (aka let me appoint my son), as it results it an utterly corrupt legal system as in Iceland.
“As to specifics of what ” improvements ” are needed let me read full report before I make any comments on that. It is possible they make some reasonable points.”
They why don’t you, (the link was posted on this site yesterday).
Here it is again
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2010/is_opinion_analytical-report.pdf
Let’s say that Iceland revamped the listed systems to meet the requirements outlined here. Then the question would be “Why on earth join the EU?”
But that is a moot point because Iceland politicians cannot (or will not) revamp the system. To do so would infringe upon the politicians rights to prey upon the common people of Iceland.
So, EU application it is. That way they can get to a more moderate level of corruption.
Regards,
Feeling a little pessimistic at the moment
“Italy doesn’t have politically appointed Judges (aka let me appoint my son), as it results it an utterly corrupt legal system as in Iceland”.
I’m sorry Peter but here you are completely wrong…in Italy there are indeed and even very openly politically appointed judges, both for one political side or the other : i could cite plenty of cases.And better to not talk about conflict of interest and the lack of regulations about it, you perfectly know who we are talking about.But fortunatly this is not a news site about Italy. :-)
And they need more female lawyers for there legal system!!!!!!!!
“but the final decision rests with the combined prime ministers and presidents of existing EU states. They next meet in March.”
Guess what the Dutch and British prime ministers will say. They will use their veto to keep Island outside the EU. No European Member wants a new member if that new member only costs them money. Nobody wants a poor island.
A “no” vote in the referendum means Iceland does not want to be regarded as a safe counter-party with whom to do business.
Want to be part of the EU? PAY!