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"en.20120314.22.3-386-500"2
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"Iceland meets the Copenhagen criteria and, on 27 July 2010, accession negotiations were opened with the country following approval by the Council. It works closely with the EU as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and under the Schengen agreements and the Dublin II Regulation, and has already adopted a significant part of the
. It contributes to European cohesion and solidarity through the financial mechanism within the EEA and cooperates with the EU in peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Iceland’s progress in the accession process is pleasing, as is the opening of 11 negotiating chapters and provisional closure of eight of them during the course of the negotiations.
I am of the opinion that it is important to create the conditions for the completion of the accession process with Iceland and to ensure that its accession is successful. Another positive fact is that a large proportion of Icelanders support the continuation of accession negotiations. The government supports the organisation of balanced debates on the accession process that are based on ample information and the involvement of Icelandic society in public discussions of EU membership. The EU may gain a new Member State with a long, strong democratic tradition and civil culture."@en1
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