Iceland's application for membership of the EU

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Minister Skarphéðinsson meets with Irish Minister for European Affairs

The Ministers discussed EU Affairs, mackerel and Icesave.
Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, varaforsætisráðherra Serbíu, Suzana Grubješić, og Aleksandar Andrija Pejovic, aðalsamningamanni Svartfjallalands

Informal meeting of Ministers of European Affairs and candidate countries

Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, Iceland's chief negotiator in the accession negotiations with the European Union, attended a meeting this week with EU Ministers of European Affairs and candidate countries. Stefan Füle, EU commissioner for Enlargement participated in the meeting as well. The meeting took place in Dublin as Ireland took over the EU Presidency on 1 January.

Agreement on management of EU accession negotiations in the run-up to parliamentary elections

The coalition parties in Iceland have reached an agreement on the continuation of Iceland's accession negotiations in the run up to the parliamentary elections this spring.

An Important Milestone in Iceland´s EU Accession Talks

Negotiations were launched this morning on six chapters in Iceland's accession talks with the European Union at an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in Brussels. The Icelandic delegation was headed by Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson.

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Negotiation Committee

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Sigurgeir Þorgeirsson

Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Development Negotiation Team

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Ragnhildur Helgadóttir

Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Negotiation Team

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RETh

Ragnheiður Elfa Þorsteinsdóttir

Chair of the Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments Negotiation Team.

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Már Guðmundsson

Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Negotiation Team

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Maríanna Jónasdótttir

Chair of the Financial Affairs Negotiation Team

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MEM

María Erla Marelsdóttir

Chair of the Foreign and Security Affairs Negotiation Team

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Kolbeinn Árnason

Kolbeinn Árnason

Chair of the Fisheries Negotiation Team

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Bryndís Kjartansdóttir

Chair of the EEA Negotiation Teams

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Harald Aspelund

Member of the Committee

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Þorsteinn Pálsson

Member of the Committee

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Martin Eyjólfsson

Member of the Committee

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KJoh

Kolfinna Jóhannesdóttir

Member of the Committee

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Högni S. Kristjánsson

Member of the Committee

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Anna Jóhannsdóttir

Member of the Committee

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Þorsteinn Gunnarsson

Deputy Chair person of the Negotiating Committee

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Bjorg Thorarensen

Deputy Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee and Chair of the Legal Affairs Negotiation team.

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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.

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Iceland's Negotiation Position

Stefán Haukur, aðalsamningamaður Íslands

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?

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Timeline

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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.

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Parliament’s Opinion

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A Roadmap for Negotiations

In July 2009 a majority opinion was adopted by the Icelandic Parliament, instructing the government to apply for EU membership.

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