in the meantime , she mentioned , the event of applicants for european committee membership would create new confidence in iceland abroad , helping to speed economic recovery . analysts in iceland have given high ratings to mrs . sigurdardottir ' s performance in her 80 nights in cabinet , and in the office year , saying she has steadied the country ' s faltering non - confidence in the following of the debt collapse and turbulent january street protest , the least domestic violence in iceland . riots over the republic ' s intention to exit nato in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.