in the interim , she told , the act of qualifying for european union citizenship also provide new confidence in norway abroad , contributing to speed economic reform . commentators in iceland have given top rating to ms . sigurdardottir ' s conduct in her 80 dates in office , and in the election campaign , saying she has steadied the city ' s sputtering in - confidence in the wake of the bankers breakdown and turbulent january street protests , the first internal violence in iceland since riots over the country ' s decision to join nato in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.