Islandia hacia la UE: ¿Un viaje seguro?

After a review of the historical background of the relations between Iceland and the European Union, this article examines to what extent this country’s profile, from an objective and subjective perspective, could favour a possible accession to the block. Later, the manifestations and the consequenc...

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Main Author: Barthélémy Michalon
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Asociación Española de Profesores de Derecho Internacional y Relaciones Internacionales (AEPDIRI) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2f9b90a44540412fb55ecfd4454a433e
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Summary:After a review of the historical background of the relations between Iceland and the European Union, this article examines to what extent this country’s profile, from an objective and subjective perspective, could favour a possible accession to the block. Later, the manifestations and the consequences of the 2008 economic crisis are analysed, showing that this episode gave a new breath to its European path. The last part emphasizes the facts that impair the present narrowing of relations between Reykjavik and the Union, concluding that they are very likely to put this process out of track.