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Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Iceland, EU to Start Talks on Security and Defense Partnership
By and Jorge Valero Save Iceland will start talks with the European Union on a defense partnership as part of its tightening relationship with the trade bloc. The talks on the partnership, which would cover cooperation on critical infrastructure, dual-use defense investments and hybrid threats, are expected to be concluded by the end of the year, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters in Reykjavik on Thursday, confirming earlier reports.
The Star
6 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Iceland to launch negotiations on security, defence partnership with EU
FILE PHOTO: Iceland's national flags flutter over the souvenir shop in Reykjavik, Iceland August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland will launch talks on a security and defence partnership with the European Union, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Thursday at a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Keflavik. Frostadottir said she was hoping to conclude talks by the end of the year. "This is very important for us to show that we can have cooperation on critical infrastructure, civil protection, any sort of dual use defence investment and this also includes hybrid and cyber threats," she said. (Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Alexandra Hudson)
Reuters
6 days ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Iceland to launch negotiations on security, defence partnership with EU
COPENHAGEN, July 17 (Reuters) - Iceland will launch talks on a security and defence partnership with the European Union, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Thursday at a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Keflavik. Frostadottir said she was hoping to conclude talks by the end of the year. "This is very important for us to show that we can have cooperation on critical infrastructure, civil protection, any sort of dual use defence investment and this also includes hybrid and cyber threats," she said.
Bloomberg
20-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Iceland Prime Minister Sees Europe Spending More on Defense
Iceland's prime minister said the European members of the NATO defense alliance are showing willingness to contribute more to the region's security, with her Atlantic nation also reviewing its policy. 'We have seen a big shift in Europe stepping up' on defense, Kristrun Frostadottir told Bloomberg TV in an interview on Thursday. 'Europe is coming together to be a stronger ally for the US and that is what has worked for Iceland as well.'
