Foreign minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson is delt a hard personal blow in a new opinion poll conducted by newspaper Fréttablaðið. Almost two thirds of the nation is unhappy with how he has handled matters regarding the European Union (EU).
Last week the foreign minister delivered a letter to the Presidency of the European Union (EU) announcing that the government of Iceland had decided that it did not intend to restart accession negotiations with the EU. The letter took the general public, the opposition and even some members of the government’s parties by a complete surprise as it had only been discussed in a closed cabinet meeting beforehand and not in the parliament,
According to the new opinion poll 44% of the nation is very unhappy with Gunnar Bragi’s conduct and 19% rather unhappy. On the opposite end 15% are very happy and 9% are rather happy.
Iceland applied for a EU membership in the summer of 2009, after a vote in the parliament.
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Gunnar Bragi is a member of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) that forms Iceland's coalition government with the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn).
The coalition was voted into power in 2013. It is fiercely against Iceland joining the EU and had stopped the accession negotiations in the autumn of 2013.
Foreign minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson is delt a hard personal blow in a new opinion poll conducted by newspaper Fréttablaðið. Almost two thirds of the nation is unhappy with how he has handled matters regarding the European Union (EU).
Last week the foreign minister delivered a letter to the Presidency of the European Union (EU) announcing that the government of Iceland had decided that it did not intend to restart accession negotiations with the EU. The letter took the general public, the opposition and even some members of the government’s parties by a complete surprise as it had only been discussed in a closed cabinet meeting beforehand and not in the parliament,
According to the new opinion poll 44% of the nation is very unhappy with Gunnar Bragi’s conduct and 19% rather unhappy. On the opposite end 15% are very happy and 9% are rather happy.
Iceland applied for a EU membership in the summer of 2009, after a vote in the parliament.
Read more: Anti-government protest draw thousands to the doors of Iceland’s parliament
Read more: Prime minister’s party flirts with islamophobia and anti-gay views
Gunnar Bragi is a member of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) that forms Iceland's coalition government with the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn).
The coalition was voted into power in 2013. It is fiercely against Iceland joining the EU and had stopped the accession negotiations in the autumn of 2013.
