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Σε αποκλειστική συνέντευξη στο Euronews, η πρωθυπουργός της Ισλανδίας Kristrún Frostadóttir επιβεβαίωσε εκ νέου τη δέσμευσή της για το ελεύθερο εμπόριο απορρίπτοντας τα δασμολογικά αντίποινα κατά των ΗΠΑ.
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Σε αποκλειστική συνέντευξη στο Euronews, η πρωθυπουργός της Ισλανδίας Kristrún Frostadóttir επιβεβαίωσε εκ νέου τη δέσμευσή της για το ελεύθερο εμπόριο απορρίπτοντας τα δασμολογικά αντίποινα κατά των ΗΠΑ.
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03:25It was a mistake.
03:26I have a lot of people feel that it would have been an easier process for us
03:31domestically if we had been more in line with public opinion at the time.
03:34At least ask the nation what they feel about this.
03:37So, before 2027, we want to see if the nation want to reopen these negotiations.
03:44And I am sure the current geopolitical situation will affect it.
03:48But my biggest concern is that we're not able to have a good debate
03:54about what it means to open the negotiations,
03:57that we will have a polarised debate about this.
04:01This is obviously, I think, what most politicians are worried about.
04:04And so hopefully we can get a balanced discussion about EU membership.
04:09And just on the nitty-gritty, last time EU membership was up in Iceland,
04:14one of the biggest obstacles, if not the biggest, was your country's fishing industry.
04:17And of course, fishing rights, has that changed?
04:19And are the locals now willing to share their fleet?
04:22I think that will be our biggest concern.
04:26That's also my biggest concern.
04:28And so I think it's important that we get to a stage that,
04:31if we open up these negotiations, that we start off with the difficult discussions first.
04:36We left sort of agriculture and the fisheries to be the last chapters that were open.
04:42And I think it's important for the Icelandic people,
04:45people, if they decide to open these negotiations with the vote,
04:50that they see firsthand how we can negotiate through that.
04:56We're going to have to see what comes out of it at this point.
04:59But we won't know until we start the negotiations.
05:02And how will Norway feel?
05:03Will they be worried about the impact on EFTA and on the EA?
05:05I'm sure it's going to affect the Norwegians in the same way
05:11as if the Norwegians were to join the EU, it would affect us.
05:14I think everyone is aware of that.
05:17This is obviously a topic that is of discussion there.
05:20But like in Iceland, even though this is an international engagement matter,
05:25it's still a domestic issue.
05:26It's an internal matter.
05:28So it's not mine to comment on it.
05:29But it's for the Norwegian prime minister and for the parliament there to decide.
05:35But one issue you could perhaps comment on is Donald Trump,
05:38the US president's various comments about poaching land from other countries.
05:42We saw just last week his vice president, J.D. Vance, over in Greenland.
05:45And Putin has hinted he might take Svalbard.
05:49They both want a piece of the Arctic Sea and you're next to it.
05:52How does that make you feel?
05:53It's concerning.
05:55I will say it's gravely concerning.
05:58We are a wholly Arctic nation.
06:00I mean, the Arctic is our home.
06:02It's not just a concept in international relations for us.
06:05It's where we live.
06:07And we have very strong ties to the Greenlandic people.
06:11So this is of grave concern.
06:13I mean, our message has been and will continue to be,
06:16you have to respect the sovereignty of nations.
06:18The future of Greenland will be decided by the Greenlandic people.
06:21They've only just now had a new government formed.
06:26And so it's very positive, I would say, to see the unity of that government
06:30because it's broad based.
06:33This is obviously a type of talk that should not be considered respectable or OK.
06:40Small countries like Iceland, they thrive on the fact that we have international law,
06:44that borders are respected.
06:47But what about an army?
06:48You don't have an army.
06:48We don't have an army, but we are a full-fledged NATO member.
06:52We're one of the founding members of NATO.
06:54We have a bilateral defence agreement with the US.
06:56And so our defences have been based on that sort of international cooperation.
07:01But it is affecting our discussions of security and defence, for sure.
07:05Well, you mentioned the bilateral relations you have with the United States.
07:09Of course, European-US relations now are at a historical low.
07:13There's zero trust there.
07:14And how's that impacting you then?
07:15It's always been our message to the EU and European countries.
07:19Whatever makes EU stronger and the Europeans stronger, makes it a stronger ally for the US.
07:25And so it's very important for us that any security engagement, any sort of change in that relationship,
07:31doesn't mean that it's excluding the US, but that it's maybe changing the relationship between the two.
07:37because Iceland really thrives on that transatlantic unity being in place.
07:43But obviously, we're aware.
07:44But it's not in place now.
07:45It's changing.
07:46It's changing, for sure.
07:47And I think that uncertainty is uncomfortable.
07:50It is uncomfortable for a lot of people.
07:52That's why we are going through this process of reviewing our security and defence policy.
07:57And as a European leader, you're spending so much time probably reacting to what President Trump said,
08:02what he tweeted when you have to run your country as well.
08:04I wasn't expecting to be this much in the international sphere.
08:10When I ran, I mean, I ran on pure social democratic policies, welfare, housing, economy.
08:17I ran on sort of a domestic focus.
08:20But now we're seeing the international politics sort of come into our arms.
08:25and it's just something you have to engage with when you're in this job.
08:28I ran on a platform that had direct talks with people instead of just on social media.
08:35We did trips around the country.
08:36We did open meetings.
08:38The same has to happen with international relations.
08:41It can't just be something that happens in bureaucratic institutions abroad, away from us.
08:46It has to be in the public domain as well.
08:48And that's going to be the biggest challenge,
08:50making security in Iceland a concrete matter for the everyday household.
08:56And that's what we're going through right now.
08:58And another topic did you run on perhaps as well?
09:00Climate change, global warming.
09:01It could change the Arctic as we know it.
09:03It could change the Arctic, definitely.
09:05It also creates, interestingly, these economic opportunities as well.
09:12In the north of Iceland, we see mineral opportunities in Greenland.
09:17We see shipping routes coming up.
09:19But we're also worried for our own economy when it comes to the fisheries,
09:24when it comes to changing of the ocean.
09:27So this is something that's going to be very important for us.
09:30Well, while you're in town, actually, this week,
09:31the EU-Ukraine Association meeting is taking place with the Prime Minister,
09:37Denis Shemel, in town.
09:38How is the war in Ukraine impacting you?
09:42It's raised security concerns in Iceland.
09:45Even though Ukraine is geographically further from us than maybe mainland Europe,
09:53I do think it's made Icelanders aware of the fact that this security umbrella or this peaceful umbrella
10:02that we've been living under over the past few decades, it isn't a given.
10:06We've also had sort of muted security discussions in Iceland over the past few decades, I would say.
10:14The American military left in 2005, 2006,
10:17and there hasn't been an open discussion about security threats in Iceland for a long time.
10:22And now, all of a sudden, we're seeing this in our backyard.
10:24So obviously, our support is fully with the Ukrainian people.
10:29We've had donations going there, both on military aid and humanitarian aid.
10:36But it's also changing the security landscape.
10:39And it's something that we have to push forward with.
10:42Would you feel safer inside the European Union?
10:44So we feel safe where we are right now.
10:47I wouldn't consider EU discussions or EU accessions as driven by security in and of itself.
10:54I've often had this question, especially because we saw Sweden and Finland joining NATO
11:00sort of on the back of these security concerns.
11:03But NATO is a security alliance, right?
11:05It's a defense alliance.
11:08The EU isn't a defense alliance in and of itself, even though it's building itself up.
11:12We should join the EU as part of a broader picture.
11:17I don't want to drive our EU accession talks based on fear.
11:21I don't want it based on this is the only possibility we have.
11:24This is the only way forward for Iceland.
11:27This is the only way to progress.
11:28I think that's going to lead to a polarizing debate.
11:31I think it's more important to look at EU membership as a broad spectrum.
11:38Culture, economy, finances.
11:41Where do we belong?
11:42Where do we do muster a trade?
11:44Where do we want to be a part of?
11:46So a lot of challenges for you as you just mark 100 days in office.
11:50Prime Minister, thank you so much for being our guest here on the Europe Conversation.
11:54See you soon.
11:54Thank you.