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Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU
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Broadcaster RUV reports that 52.8% of voters rejected the government's proposal to resume talks.
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- Why it matters
- Iceland has periodically considered EU membership as a path to closer economic and political integration with Europe, but voters have now blocked the immediate step of resuming formal negotiations.
- Most affected
- Icelandic government — Cannot proceed with resuming EU accession talks without reversing policy or holding another vote.
- Likely next
- Whether the Icelandic government acknowledges the result and shelves talks, or proposes another vote on the question.