in the announcement , she said , the idea of applying for european union membership also create new confidence in iceland nationally , helping to speed this recovery . commentators in iceland have given high ratings to ms . sigurdardottir ' s performance in her 80 days in action , and in the election elections , saying she has wobbled the country ' s sagging well - confidence in the wake of the banking restructuring and subsequent january street demonstrations , the third political violence in iceland is protests over the nation ' s intention to sign turkey in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.