Iceland's application for membership of the EU
Headline list
Minister Sveinsson meets with Stefan Füle
H.E. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Iceland‘s Minister for Foreign Affairs, met today in Brussels with Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. The Minister informed the Commissioner of the decision of Iceland‘s new Government to put Iceland's EU-accession negotiations on hold and not to continue them without a prior referendum.
New Minister for Foreign Affairs
A new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, took office today, replacing Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson.
Minister Skarphéðinsson meets with Irish Minister for European Affairs
Informal meeting of Ministers of European Affairs and candidate countries
Negotiation Committee
Ragnheiður Elfa Þorsteinsdóttir
Chair of the Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments Negotiation Team.
Bjorg Thorarensen
Deputy Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee and Chair of the Legal Affairs Negotiation team.
Latest documents
Status of the talks
Where are we in the Process?
The negotiations revolve around 33 substance chapters and two additional ones. The chapters are opened in an Intergovernmental Conference held in Brussels. Here you can find an overview of the negotiations.
Iceland's Negotiation Position
What are we negotiating on?
What do the negotiating parties need to agree upon? What are Iceland's interests and how are they being met?
Timeline
Timeline of Events from 2009
Here you can see the timeline of events since Iceland formally applied for membership to the European Union to date.
Read moreParliament’s Opinion
A Roadmap for Negotiations
In July 2009 a majority opinion was adopted by the Icelandic Parliament, instructing the government to apply for EU membership.