The outcome of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom is good news for Icelanders and presents an opportunity for Iceland and other countries in the North-Atlantic according to the country’s President Ólafur Ragnar GrÃmsson.
“First and foremost the outcome is the most serious setback the leadership of the European Union has seen for a very long time,” Mr. GrÃmsson said, “… and a verdict so grim that it is hard to find words to describe this historic event.”
“First of all, it is now obvious that here in the North Atlantic will be a triangle of nations that all stand outside of the European Union: Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain, Faroe Islands and Norway,” says President GrÃmsson. “This key area in the North will be outside of the influence of the European Union.”
Britain should look North
The decision reached by British voters means that the EEA Agreement that Iceland and Norway have with the EU will become more relevant according to Mr. GrÃmsson..
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[Iceland Monitor] Brexit is good news says President of Iceland
The outcome of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom is good news for Icelanders and presents an opportunity for Iceland and other countries in the North-Atlantic according to the country’s President Ólafur Ragnar GrÃmsson.
“First and foremost the outcome is the most serious setback the leadership of the European Union has seen for a very long time,” Mr. GrÃmsson said, “… and a verdict so grim that it is hard to find words to describe this historic event.”
“First of all, it is now obvious that here in the North Atlantic will be a triangle of nations that all stand outside of the European Union: Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain, Faroe Islands and Norway,” says President GrÃmsson. “This key area in the North will be outside of the influence of the European Union.”
Britain should look North
The decision reached by British voters means that the EEA Agreement that Iceland and Norway have with the EU will become more relevant according to Mr. GrÃmsson..
Read it all