Iceland rejects bid to resume EU membership talks

In a referendum held on Saturday, Icelanders voted 'no' to restarting talks towards membership in the bloc after a campaign dominated by debates over the nation's sovereignty and independence.

In a referendum held on Saturday, Icelanders voted 'no' to restarting talks towards membership in the bloc after a campaign dominated by debates over the nation's sovereignty and independence.

The country is already part of the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area, which allows frictionless movement of people, goods, capital and services.

The "No" vote in the referendum to reopen accession talks could be seen as a political message to Brussels: the burdens of EU membership outweigh the benefits – at least in the public's view.

A nationwide referendum failed to win enough support to restart negotiations on European Union membership, despite geopolitical tensions in the North Atlantic.

Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV ​reported on Sunday, ‌rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and ⁠siding with those who said Iceland's fishing waters were too important to risk. A 'no' vote will disappoint Brussels, ‌as some officials had cast Iceland as a low-ri

Icelanders Reject EU Membership Talks, National Broadcaster Projects  WSJ

Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s single market.

Iceland set to reject talks to rejoin EU, national broadcaster says  Toronto Star

Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union, according to the national broadcaster

Some 47.5% of voters supported the government's proposal while 52.5% said no, according to local broadcaster RUV's estimates. Final results are expected later on Sunday.

Icelanders sided with those who said its fishing waters were too important to risk.

ICELAND has voted against a government proposal to resume talks to join the European Union, according to a public broadcaster.

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The 'No' camp had 52.5 percent and the 'Yes' camp had 47.5 percent with only a few ballots left to count, RUV reports.

Iceland has voted against a government proposal to resume talks to join the European Union, according to a public broadcaster.

Iceland poised to reject EU membership talks  euractiv.com

Icelanders are on track to reject reopening membership talks with the European Union in Saturday’s referendum.

Iceland rejects EU membership plan in referendum, public broadcaster reports  CNN

Iceland appears to have rejected the idea of resuming accession talks with the EU as voting in yesterday's referendum nears conclusion.

Iceland voted Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, with a close race predicted and the final result expected late in the night or next morning.Iceland in suspense after close EU voteVoting stations closed at 10:00 pm .In the absence of exit polls and with ballot

A reliable result might not be available until midday on Sunday, election officials said

REYKJAVIK: Icelanders began voting on Saturday (Aug 29) in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the EU in the wake of a 2009 financial crisis that devastated it

Icelanders began voting Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.

Iceland votes on whether to start EU membership talks  Reuters

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