Usnesení EP
Iceland Progress reports
In 2014 the Parliament adopted a resolution on the 2012 Progress Report on Iceland and the post-election perspectives, in which it
took note of the decision of the newly-elected Icelandic Government not to wait for the end of the accession negotiations before holding a referendum, and looked forward to the review by the Althingi of the assessment of the accession negotiations.
stressed that the Union remained fully committed to completing the accession negotiation process, and hoped that the referendum would be organised in a foreseeable time frame. They also noted that recent public opinion polls showed that a majority of Icelanders wish to finalise the accession negotiations.
EU-Iceland agreement on the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol
The European Parliament adopted, by 626 votes to 63 with 10 abstentions, a legislative resolution on related to Iceland's commitments to the second period of the the Kyoto agreement. Formallym this resolution addressed the the Council of the EU's draft decision on the EU-Iceland Agreement, covering Iceland's participation in the EU's commitments to the second period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Parliament gave its consent to conclusion of the Agreement.
Iceland's application for membership of the European Union (2010/2746(RSP))
It welcomes the Icelandic Government's reaction of readiness to conclude the Icesave negotiations.
Iceland is encouraged to adopt fisheries-policy measures that would allow it to make the transition towards introduction of the Common Fisheries Policy and at the same time insists that Iceland cease all whaling and drop all the reservations it has lodged with the International Whaling Commission.
Iceland's accession to the EU is a strategic opportunity for the EU to play a more active and constructive role, and also to contribute to multilateral governance, in the Arctic Region.