The Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt who is currently in Reykjavik at a meeting of the Nordic foreign ministers says on his blog: “Alla dessa dagar,” that Iceland seems to be on the right track to economic recovery.
He recognises that the Icelandic economic crisis is not over but that the IMF programme is moving forward and the nation is thereby regaining its economic grip. He points out that the highly important fishing industry is well developed and full of future potential. He also mentions the tourist industry which is increasing steadily, adding that Iceland is well worth as visit.
Bildt also attributes some of the improvements in the Icelandic economy to the loans that were given to Iceland by the Nordic countries. He points out that the combined sum which was loaned by the Nordic countries was actually larger than the IMF loan.
While recognising that the question of EU membership is an Icelandic internal affair, Bildt says he welcomes Icelandic membership and expresses hopes for an application during the upcoming Swedish presidency of the European Union. Saying that Sweden would do everything it can to help Iceland become a member.
>Why is it always that second rate politican that fail at home politics always go to EU Commission?
Don’t know, but there’ll be no shortage of Icelandic candidates then :D .
Why is it always that second rate politican that fail at home politics always go to EU Commission?
( And now in the EU parliment you can be only either a Europe MP OR a local country MP. The EU made it so they have to choose between they home politics or politics — such as is — of EU. )
An Cat Dubh said:
What is this, some kind of joke? He ‘praises’ Iceland for it’s progress? Is Iceland some sort of retarded or autistic child?
Well maybe some of the politicians are…. :P
So his job – as politician – to tell the lie then?
Well said, C.A.K. ;-)
@ cat dubh.
It is just politic. If he stated that Iceland’s economy is f*ck´d, that the country is now far behind the rest of the western world and the the common Icelander lives in anxiety, he would actually do his job badly, although he would be speaking the truth.
He was always under a bad influence from his cadger wife :/ not Swedish at all plus beloning to worst human race on Earth :|
What is this, some kind of joke? He ‘praises’ Iceland for it’s progress? Is Iceland some sort of retarded or autistic child?
Sounds like from the old joke “You are too long… if you ….”
You are too long in politics if you speak unprovoked bullsh*it all the time.
And Bildt is indeed “professional” politician. All his life. 22 years in Riksdag. OMG.
And now he talks about grip?
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>He points out that the highly important fishing industry is well developed and >full of future potential
And oil and gas too. They want that not to be the focus — “Focus on the fish Carl! The Fish!”
>While recognising that the question of EU membership is an Icelandic internal
>affair, Bildt says he welcomes Icelandic membership and expresses hopes for
>an application during the upcoming Swedish presidency of the European
> Union. Saying that Sweden would do everything it can to help Iceland >become a member.
If he is saying he will pay for the cost of implementing all this EU regulations from 6.5% we have now to 100% from his EU expenses budget — maybe he is onto something.
Notice that there is no talk of asking under the Czech presidency because of course the answer would be “You don’t need to join. There are no overriding Icelandic interests that need you to take on all the costs including sovereignty of entering the EU.”