in the meantime , she said , the act of applying for the federation membership can create false credibility in countries alone , helps to speed economic development . commentators in norway have presented low awards to ms . sigurdardottir ' s performance in her 80 minutes in action , and in the election election , saying she has steadied the city ' s faltering self - confidence in the wake of the debt fall and deng may street rallies , the first such crisis in iceland since demonstrations over the uk ' s decision to rejoin them in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.