EU bid causes tension in Iceland government

The coalition government of Iceland disagreed on handling the country's EU candidature and the crisis in the eurozone.

On 13 August 2012 Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson, from the Social Democratic Alliance party, said in the interview for the national radio: 'We made an agreement, which the Social Democratic Alliance agreed to as well as the other government party. If the situation arises that the government parties feel they can't stick to that agreement, we of course have to totally re-evaluate the situation'.

ESO: Background information: Iceland and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/iceland-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Iceland under pressure to stop EU accession bid http://www.europeansources.info/record/iceland-under-pressure-to-stop-eu-accession-bid/

Blog: Iceland and the European Union, 23.02.13: Want to stop the EU accession talks http://eunews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/want-to-scrap-eu-application.html

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