49 MPs said yes to the changed version of the Icesave deal, passing it through Parliament at around 23.00 last night. This disputed matter has shaken the nation over the last months due to the financial hold it would have on the country. The changes made to the original deal gained the support of 49 of 63 MPs and was passed after the second round of discussions last night.
The yes votes came from the Left-Green Movement, the Social Democratic Alliance and the Independence Party. There was a split within the Citizens’ Movement and all of the Progressive Party voted against the deal. The current government in Iceland is formed by the Left-Green Movement and the Social Democratic Alliance.
>Too busy surrendering to the British, eh?
It was a friendly occupation. But it was still an occupation against our will.
At least until the British gave up and gave occupation over to the Americans.
What is so sad about this whole situation created by those Scots Brown and Daring and that other nasty Scot Jim Murphy, is that Icelanders like the the British.
We enjoy the same sense of humour and we appreciate your TV programmes and your brands.
We may drink horrible Scottish Melrose´s tea Red Label but still it is British tea.
And Jón Ásgeir did have the good taste to buy Whittards of Chelsea.
And during WW2 our fishermen did die sending fish to UK against the Germans.
So whole point is that we like British people. But we wont put up with this attempt to bully us and treat us unfairly which is what the IceSave ” deal ” of UK followed closely by Dutch turned out to be much to shock of many Icelander including me.
>That was 2 country’s working together to win a war, no one surrendered, Britain did not attack Iceland
I wish you’d told us. We’d not have bothered invading then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_during_World_War_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Iceland
That was 2 country’s working together to win a war, no one surrendered, Britain did not attack Iceland,
Greenland continued to be under Denmark.
Axel said:
“Iceland was the only Nordic nation that never surrendered to the Germans.”
Too busy surrendering to the British, eh?
What about Greenland?
“On Aug 24, 2009, Axel said:
Stefán Hilmarsson former CEO of Baugur was burned
last week,
http://www.visir.is/article/20090821/FRETTIR01/483386173”
Stefáns Range Rover was burned, not Stefán himself,
if you click the “Horfa á myndskeið með frétt” link you can see a video from the fire.
Iceland does not want to become a part of Norway, no one needs to save Iceland, thats not what this is about, Norway stands outside of the EU like Iceland and its in the best interest of both country’s to remain there, we are stronger if we stand together.
“If only Denmark had sold Iceland to Norway back in 1944, all of this Icesave hassle would never have happened…”
Denmark was German territory back then,
in the war the Germans took Denmark in a week, Norway in a month and Sweden with a phone call,
Iceland was the only Nordic nation that never surrendered to the Germans.
Bromley86 said:
“What’s the proposed structure? Iceland to retain devolved sovereignty or to become a Norwegian county?”
Probably along the line of Iceland merges with Norway and passes on it national debt. Then in a decade or two, say, Iceland demands its independence back.
Leaving the debt behind, naturally (after all, why should Icelanders be held responsible for the action of their parents?).
Oh, well, now we have two parties.
One believes that EU will save Iceland.
Other believes that Norway will save Iceland.
I would bet on China then :-)
Jim, it would be nice to hear from you in this thread :
https://www.icenews.is/index.php/2009/07/29/more-members-of-parliament-against-the-icesave-deal/#comment-90692
>We need allies, thats what this is about, to work with those who are against Iceland joining the EU.
So it’s pretty unfocussed then? As for allies, I can’t see how it benefits Norway to reduce the number of Nordic nations outside the EU, but I freely admit that I know little about Norwegian policy/strategy towards the EU.
Iceland won’t be joining the EU (given the data avaialbe ATM), so there’s no problem there.
If only Denmark had sold Iceland to Norway back in 1944, all of this Icesave hassle would never have happened…
>http://www.opprop.no/opprop.php?id=nordisk
You are not helping by putting picture of the nitwit Halldór+ on that.
But then again..
+ Our ex-prime minister and all round EU back slapper is one of the few in Progressive Party that has kept on an on about EU membership being inevitible for years so I doubt his interest in a Norwegian-Icelandic Union is much. But maybe that is your point.
“What’s the proposed structure? Iceland to retain devolved sovereignty or to become a Norwegian county?”
We need allies, thats what this is about, to work with those who are against Iceland joining the EU.
Stefán Hilmarsson former CEO of Baugur was burned
last week,
http://www.visir.is/article/20090821/FRETTIR01/483386173
IceSlave monger Björgólfur Thors Hummer painted red
http://www.dv.is/frettir/2009/8/23/raudurmaladur-hummer-bjorgolfs/
Sigurður Einarssons former KB manager house was painted last night
http://www.visir.is/article/20090823/FRETTIR01/323570216/-1
Look at this, our latest horror story
http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/08/and-while-were-looking-the-other-way-our-resources-are-peddled-off-at-bargain-prices.html
What’s the proposed structure? Iceland to retain devolved sovereignty or to become a Norwegian county?
SYlvia Merlyn Kjennerud said
“Say YES to an Icelandic-Norwegian union!
More than 1200 Icelanders and Norwegians already have. View the signatures and sign the petition here:”
http://www.opprop.no/opprop.php?id=nordisk
Every one that wants to help Iceland please sign this petition :)
Say YES to an Icelandic-Norwegian union!
More than 1200 Icelanders and Norwegians already have. View the signatures and sign the petition here:
http://www.opprop.no/opprop.php?id=nordisk
Anyone got a summary of the changes made between the second and third round of discussions?
Thelma, what is even worse is that the changes they want to do are on the acctual changes, they know the brits and the dutch wont accept such a thing so in fact they are backing down with the so called changes and practlikly signing the original contract with few foot notes just for the icelandic public opinion, last weekend news and “publication” of the “emandments” was just a smoke courtain to apace public opinion inside the country, in fact, were are the oficial changes of the contract? I would like to see them oficially public.
@Thelma
Thanks for the clarification. This is something that will run and run and run – a bit like Margaret Thatcher wanting to go on and on and on……….
This is a very unaccurate report.
You make it sound as if the Icesave bill has been passed by Alþingi.
The true story is that a majority of MPs realized during the second round of discussion that further changes need to be made to the bill.
So, yes the changes already made were passed, but the bill was sent back to the Economic committee of Alþingi for further changes before the third and final round of discussions.