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"en.20120314.22.3-391-000"2
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"I rather doubt that Iceland wants to join the EU, or indeed that it is in Iceland’s best interests. But if that is what the people want, then we should support them. Iceland has had close ties with the UK for hundreds of years, is a NATO ally, has a deeply-entrenched democracy and occupies a geographical position of strategic importance. But it has been badly damaged in its self-inflicted banking crisis. There are also sticking points. One, inevitably, is the Icesave issue: it is important that the British and Dutch Exchequers, which bailed out British and Dutch depositors after the 2008 bankruptcy of Icesave Bank, are compensated. I understand that progress is being made on this issue outside the accession procedure. There is also a dispute over Icelandic mackerel quotas. The UK opposes the current increase in Iceland’s mackerel quota as this is not sustainable and is damaging British interests. I therefore abstained on this report."@en1
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