Iceland: EU Presents Questions on Membership (Raw Video)

European enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn visited Iceland on Tuesday to discuss the country's bid for membership of the European Union.

From EBS:
08/09/2009
- Meeting with H.E. Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Meeting with H.E. Ms. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister Stjórnarráðið v/Lækjargötu
- Meeting with H.E. Mr. Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, Minister of Finance

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Wide shot of the city of Reykjavik, Iceland
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General view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Reykjavik
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Meeting of Olli Rehn, Member of the European Commision with Foreign Minister of Iceland, Ossur Skarphedinsson
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Cutaway (1 shot)
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Speech of M. Ossur Skarphedinsson (EN) :
"Olli, I have just told them about our meeting and that you are here formally to deliver all the questions that we have to answer and I have also emphasized the ambitious timeline that we have and so far, with any miraculous we have managed and that depends on ourselves to deliver the answers."
00:00:42
Cutaway public (1 shot)
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Speech (EN) EU Commissioner Olli Rehn:
"We will expect responses to our questions, answers to our questions, in a due course and of course, we'll want to see these answers smoothly and rather rapidly and of course over high quality, so that we have a better picture, we have a reliable basis on which we can present a factual and objective assessment of Iceland's ability to carry the obligations of EU membership which is the matter of this phase."
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Cutaway (1 shot), press conference
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General shot of the Iceland's Prime Ministry House
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Beginning of the meeting with Ms Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland
Commissioner of Enlargement M. Olli Rehn :
" I would like to hand to you the questionnaire formally and is it the questionary to find out how Iceland intents to apply european legislation".
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Exterior of Ministry of Finance
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Meeting with Mr Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, Minister of Finance, Iceland ( 3 shots)
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Iceland's Parliament
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Meeting with the representatives of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Althingi (3 shots)
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Exterior of the University of Iceland
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Cutaways ( 2 shots) public; Open lecture in cooperation with the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland.
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Speech ( EN) EU Commissioner in charge of Enlargement, Olli Rehn:
" In the exceptional and well justified cases, the EU may agree for transitional measures allowing some EU rules to entering to force sometime after access. But normally any such measures would be limited in time and scope. We strife for solutions not for derogations. Of course I am aware of the sensibilities that exist in your country in regard to EU access. I have no intention to advice you in internal political matters."
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Close up flag- in icelandic " EU- No thanks" ( 2 shots)
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Large pan of the Reykjavik Harbour
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[Pustefasrevengeaaa]

yeah, just 2 people.

But we got to respect their ideas, even if we disagree, it's their right to protest

[FreddieBambino]

Ha ha, I never thought this video would be funny, but then I saw those two sad little figures, with red cross over the eu flag, ONLY TWO PEOPLE. ha ha

probably brothers, stupid morons.

[bbphnix]

Welcome, Icelanders, to our Union

[maggi220]

i believe the financial crisis here was deliberatly made worse to force us (icelandic people) to vote for EU membership. Before the crisis no one dared to seriously bring up the subject of joining. in the 12 century the Norwegian king funded 2 opposing factions wich led to civil war. Finally the war weary Icelanders willingly gave up theyre independence to Norway. - Divide and Conquer -

[tincoffin]

So - the country with the oldest political institution in the world signs up for the half -baked EU, a sorry day . Still they still have a nice lot of fish which we can grab .

[FreddieBambino]

Oh shut up prakkari.

[prakkari]

Polls show that over 70% of the nation is against EU membership. Those people will take action in due time, rest asure. There are allready demands on withdrawing the application process. EU is not a union of nations, it is a new form of colonnialism, with the big ones in charge. This criminal syndicate is a disgrase to democracy. Small nations are all ready going down the drain inside the union without any effort to help them out. Globalisation is not the idealogy of equality. It,s neo fasism

[lookingforthemeaning]

iceland was in the plus until a bank of england froze the account.

you wont pay any dept.

because you are soon to be out of work.

and by taking the euro your dept becomes our dept

[FreddieBambino]

"The financial crisis might even have been made just to lure your country into the EU"

Were you taking some drugs while writing that comment. The financial crisis was made by OURSELVES, by reckless spending. And the party in power at the time was totally against EU membership so there goes that theory of yours.

Leave our debt in EU, what the hell are you talking about, do you pay UK debt, of course not. We will pay our own debt. And the lisbon treaty will ALREADY been accepted BEFORE we join.