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Accession talks
The European Council decided on 17 June 2010 to open negotiations with Iceland. “This is a good day for Iceland and for all of us. Our home is Europe and Iceland's EU membership will certainly serve our mutual interests. Iceland looks forward to contributing to European integration as an Arctic state with substantial expertise in sustainable fisheries and geothermal energy.”
Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
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Iceland EU accession negotiations formally opened
Iceland's accession negotiations with the European Union were formally opened today at the first intergovernmental conference in Brussels. Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphédinsson, participated on Iceland's behalf in the conference, hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the EU.
Foreign Minister, Össur Skarphedinsson attends EU-Iceland Accession Conference
Today, where he is to participate in the Intergovernmental Conference on 27 July
2010, which marks the start of the negotiations on Iceland's accession to
The European Union. The Conference will to take place after the meeting of EU's Foreign
Ministers.
Skarphedinsson meets with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met this morning with János Martonyi, Hungarian Foreign Minister and Pal Schmitt, Speaker of the Parliament and newly elected president. Today marks an end to a three day official visit of the Icelandic Foreign Minister to Croatia and Hungary.
Facts on Iceland
Iceland is a geologically young land mass, having formed an estimated 20 million years ago due to volcanic eruptions on the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
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