Iceland, with its population of just 320,000 people has traditionally been fiercely independent. But many Icelanders have moved to the EU, including Jonas JOHANSSON and his family here in Brussels.
Steingrímur J. SIGFÚSSON, Finance Minister of Iceland, in English:
"Having our own currency and the flexibility it gives us is very important and it is proving itself now where the krona has devalued and it is giving the export industries a strong advantage, which they are making very good use of, and this applies to the fisheries industry, to the competitiveness of our business and even to tourism which has been flourishing in the midst of the crisis, so there are really two sides to the krona."
I'm surprised that Berlusconi ventured out into such a rowdy crowd; it seems like no major world leader should do that regardless of whether it's a "rally" or not
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