Fishing Dominates as Iceland Prepares to Cast Vote on EU
The advisory vote follows U.S. Arctic threats and domestic concerns over fisheries, the krona and mortgage costs, with polls showing the country split.
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North Atlantic Island will decide in referendum whether or not to reopen deals with Brussels to join the Community Club
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onetz.deOn Saturday it becomes serious: then the Icelanders decide in a referendum on the resumption of EU accession talks. It is about fish, freedom and the question where the island belongs.
IN 30 SECONDS What has happened? Iceland votes this Saturday August 29 if it reopens negotiations to join the European Union, the second such consultation since 2015. Who is behind it? The Icelandic government called the vote after Donald Trump’s threats to Greenland and the comments of the US ambassador to Reykjavik. What impact does it have? A yes would bring Iceland back to the table with Brussels, reactivate the pulse for fishing and measure…
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