Iceland votes to keep EU talks on hold, prioritizing sovereignty over union ties
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Iceland’s referendum rejected restarting EU accession talks, with 52.8% voting against and 47.2% in favor amid 82.5% turnout. Support favored joining in Reykjavík, while rural areas voted no. The result ends a long-running push that began in 2009 and stalled in 2015, driven by fishing-quotas concerns and a desire to preserve sovereignty rather than pursue euro adoption or closer EU integration.
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