The leading sector in the Icelandic economy, the fishing industry, has also played a critical part in the formation of the Icelandic view on European integration.
Auk sjálfsmyndarinnar hefur leiðandi atvinnuvegur þjóðarinnar, sjávarútvegurinn, leikið lykilhlutverk í Evrópustefnu stjórnvalda.