Irish-Icelandic relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between Ireland and Iceland .
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History
The first contacts between the territories of modern countries were recorded from the 700s to the 800s, when Irish monks first arrived in Iceland (becoming, apparently, its discoverers), mention of this is in the books of the medieval monk and geographer Dikuel [1] . When Norwegian explorers arrived in Iceland, they met there Irish monks whom they called “ papar ” (father) because of the religious books they had on the island. Then the Norwegian colonists arrived and many of the Irish monks left Iceland because they did not want to live in the country of the Gentiles [2] . Over the next centuries, Norwegian explorers arrived in Iceland and brought Irish women and slaves with them, which affected the ethnic component of the current population of Iceland [3] .
During World War II, Iceland (in those years part of the Kingdom of Denmark) and Ireland took a neutral position. In June 1944, Iceland gained independence from Denmark. On March 11, 1948, Iceland and Ireland established official diplomatic relations [4] . In 1960, Iceland joined the European Free Trade Association , and Ireland joined the European Union in 1973. In 2003, countries signed a double taxation avoidance agreement [5] . In 2008, a financial crisis began in Iceland, which greatly affected both countries [6] . Reykjavik began to study the issue of joining the European Union, but Ireland expressed concerns that Iceland is catching fish much more than the Irish. [7] In 2009, Iceland applied for accession to the European Union, but in 2013 negotiations between the parties were frozen [8] .
Trade
Both countries are part of the European single market : Iceland as a member of the European Free Trade Association, and Ireland as a full member of the European Union. In 2015, the volume of trade between Iceland and the European Union amounted to 5.7 billion euros [9] .
Diplomatic
- Irish interests in Iceland are represented by the country's embassy in the Danish city of Copenhagen [10] .
- Iceland realizes its interests in Ireland through an embassy in the British city of London [11] .
Notes
- ↑ State visits by Irish President Mary Robinson to Iceland
- ↑ Saga Museum: Papar unopened (unavailable link) . Date of treatment September 18, 2018. Archived January 2, 2015.
- ↑ The Irish Times: Why people in Iceland look just like us
- ↑ Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ireland (in Icelandic)
- ↑ Iceland concludes a double taxation agreement with Ireland (in Icelandic)
- ↑ The Iceland and Ireland Banking Crises: Lessons for the Future
- ↑ Iceland's growing mackerel catch muddies waters for EU bid
- ↑ Iceland: No Longer Eager to Join EU
- ↑ European Union, Trade in goods with Iceland
- ↑ Embassy of Ireland in Copenhagen
- ↑ Embassy of Iceland in London