ICELAND PONDERS EU MEMBERSHIP AMIDST FINANCIAL CRISIS
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BRITISH fishing fleets may finally obtain easier access to Icelandic fishing grounds, with Reykjavik saying that applying for European Union (EU) membership is now a possibility. That this idea has been floated by Iceland's fisheries minister Einar Gudfinnsson is seen as particularly significant, given that control of its fishing grounds is the main reason why Iceland has remained outside the EU thus far. He said: "Everyone knows that I am against EU membership," but added: "Today we should think about these questions in a new ...
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