Kristrún Frostadóttir
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 26 Jul
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And if they get outside competition, maybe that's not so great for them, right?
But 10, 15 years ago, when they were in capital controls, they wanted to join the EU.
The business associations were pro-EU.
But now that things have been going great, for example, for them, they're not so positive about it.
I think this is a great time for Iceland to join because of the geopolitical situation we're in.
I mean, I am very much aware that this is a huge project for the government.
It will take up quite some time.
It doesn't mean it's the only thing that we're doing.
But the reason why we decided to do this now, because initially we said when we formed this government, we will do this vote before end 2027.
But a lot of things happened in 25 and 26.
And you can just see the way that EU is behaving now.
They're finishing deals with Mercosur.
They're finishing deals with India.
They're looking strategically around.
They're aware that the world is changing.
The Arctic is increased focus now.
And I think a lot of European countries and also just the European bureaucracy in Brussels is aware that they need increased flexibility for Europe to stay more modern.
And this is where Iceland comes in, right?
I think we have a good story to tell because we are a good addition to that project.
But at the same time, it also gives us a stronger position, I think, in accession talks.
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