Iceland Signals Pause on EU bid after referendum setback
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A referendum rejected restarting accession talks with the EU, and Iceland’s government says no new negotiations will occur under the current administration; the parliament will discuss how to close the chapter, with EU accession likely to feature in the next general election. Turnout was 82.5% and the vote was 52.8% against resuming talks.
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