Iceland votes against restarting EU membership negotiations
Icelandic voters rejected a referendum proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union.
Iceland held a referendum on whether to resume accession negotiations with the European Union. Voters rejected the proposal. The vote reflected competing concerns about geopolitical stability and maintaining national control over Iceland's fishing resources.
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Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum that pitted concerns about geopolitical stability against keeping national control of Iceland’s prized fisheries, officials said Sunday.
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Icelanders reject bid to restart talks on joining European Union
Voters faced a simple yes-or-no question: Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?