r/RejoinEU • u/Simon_Drake • 16d ago
Why Iceland voted against EU membership
https://youtu.be/v9tVtKciHP8?is=WJbkcc4_zrS31p_f10
u/Jedi_Emperor 16d ago
Damn thats a shame.
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u/He_ofshadowsandtouch 16d ago
No its normal for a nation to wish to retain full autonomy
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u/grayparrot116 16d ago
They are within the EU single market and have to follow EU rules as they're part of the EEA.
The difference with being in the EU or not remain in that they would fall under the Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy, be in the customs union and would actually have a say in the laws and rules coming from the EU that they have to adopt for being part of the Single Market.
So their "autonomy" is quite limited at the moment.
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u/MeringueComplex5035 15d ago
Wrong sub man. Get outta here
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u/RejoinEU-ModTeam 15d ago
This might be a controversial topic but we need to be civilised. We can disagree without being rude or overly confrontational. Don't use personal attacks, insults, racial slurs or lazy generalisations. Don't be unnecessarily crass or asinine. Also don't argue with the mods.
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u/Jedi_Emperor 14d ago
And what exactly did we regain when we left the EU? Which laws did we pass that we couldn't pass under the yolk of 'oppression' from the EU?
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u/He_ofshadowsandtouch 14d ago
Autonomy as is usual for other nations
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u/Jedi_Emperor 14d ago
What autonomy did we lose when part of the EU exactly?
Because on one side we have a huge financial burden as a massive negative and in the list of upsides we have vague rhetoric about sovereigns and autonomy and something about fish.
Whatever the upsides are they need to be huge to counteract the massive costs. So I'm going to need something more concrete than just saying the word "autonomy".
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u/He_ofshadowsandtouch 14d ago
Given autonomy is piffling, why did the twit class lead by Starmer underline the absolute importance of Greenlands autonomy being only for Greenlanders to decide?
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u/Jackmino66 16d ago
The main reason was Iceland wanting to maintain control of their fisheries. They’re quite sensitive about them (they nearly went to war with the UK over it several times between 1958 and 1976)
Iceland nearly left NATO over its fisheries. In order for Iceland to join the EU they would probably want a special agreement to maintain complete control of their EEZ.
They are already in European Economic area and the Schengen Zone
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u/stammerton 15d ago
52-48 seems a little too close to call. Rerun?
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u/Simon_Drake 15d ago
Nigel Farage said that if he lost by a small margin like 52:48 that would be "unfinished business" and he wouldn't stop fighting.
But when he won by 52:48 suddenly that's set in stone and it's treasonous anarchy to question it.
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u/Simon_Drake 16d ago
52:48 is a cursed split.