Are her comments taken out of context? Because if not, they are pretty stupid
EU does not have strong and centralized taxation and fiscal policy - but the ECB is too powerful and not democratic enough (??)
bizarre.
Iceland knows that it’s likely the EU’s first moves would be to start dumping unvetted, unwanted refugees there.
Iceland could literally lose it’s identity overnight.
Since Poland and Hungary won’t take any, and Italy is plainly saying that they don’t want any more.
Iceland may want to stay in NATO. Putin may want to test his limits at sometime.
strong majority in Iceland in support of our NATO membership, but we don’t favor the idea of a permanent military presence here in Iceland
Good for Iceland. It is a better strategy to allow the current government in power to define alliances on a bilateral, ongoing basis and not be bogged down with binding multinational entanglements. If they were really smart they would become a nuclear power, enact strict banking secrecy laws and become the Swizerland of the North Atlantic. They would become rich as hell.
[Personally, I’m critical towards the economic policies of the EU — the creation of the eurozone without any real centralized policies on taxes or fiscal policies,” she said.]
Its not draconian enough?
Wasn’t Iceland bankrupt?