Reykjavík Grapevine - 14.08.2009, Síða 48

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“The concept of the European
Union’s Common Fisheries
Policy is that there should be a
single umbrella policy on fisher-
ies as there is on agriculture. In
essence, Brussels is the benevo-
lent uncle who keeps a friendly
eye on how member state man-
ages its fisheries on European
lines. If only it were that simple.”
Reporter Quentin Bates talks EU policies
and Icelandic fisheries
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“‘When you write something you
have to be responsible for the
response. I would never not do
my work somewhere but I would
want to be there so that if peo-
ple were angry they could look
me in the eyes and tell me what
they think.’”.
Grapevine interviews Pulitzer Prize winning
playwright Paula Vogel
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“How come Icelandic politi-
cal culture so much resembles
a rather bland episode of the
Sorpanos? Why is it that our
leaders tend to resemble the
Berlusconis rather than the
Stoltenbergs? As with every-
thing else, we have to go back
to the Vikings to find the an-
swer.”
Valur Gunnarsson ponders a history of
mafia rule in Iceland
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“I can’t say that I ever intended
to, of all things, go horseback
riding here in Iceland. I tried
riding a horse once when I was
eight. I screamed a lot. I might
have been sick. I didn’t like it. So
when I was asked if I wanted to
ride a horse this week, my gut
kicked me in the larynx before I
remembered the rule I made for
my trip—don’t decline any op-
portunity this country throws at
you.”
Rebecca Louder leaps at the opportunity to
mount a horse
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