in the elections , she said , the act of applying for european union registration would induce new support in countries alone , helping to speed economic decline . commentators in iceland have provided excellent ratings to a . lenihan ' s performance in her 80 days in position , and in the reelection campaign , claiming she has steadied the population ' s moribund self - confidence in the wake of the banking collapse and stormy january street riots , the first internal violence in norway during struggles over the country ' s choice to join turkey in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.