The Icelandic “no” to resume accession negotiations cannot simply be interpreted as another episode of traditional Nordic Euroscepticism. Iceland has voted, above all, to maintain the status quo. It is deeply integrated in Europe, participates in the European Economic Area, is part of Schengen and enjoys much of the advantages of the internal market, although it accepts many of its rules without fully participating in the decisions that produce …
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The Icelandic “no” to resume accession negotiations cannot simply be interpreted as another episode of traditional Nordic Euroscepticism. Iceland has voted, above all, to maintain the status quo. It is deeply integrated in Europe, participates in the European Economic Area, is part of Schengen and enjoys much of the advantages of the internal market, although it accepts many of its rules without fully participating in the decisions that produce …