Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish
On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.
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Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish
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Iceland held a referendum on Saturday in which voters decided whether to reopen negotiations on European Union membership, with the vote expected to be extremely close. The referendum was not a decision on joining the EU itself, but rather whether the Icelandic government should resume entry talks with the bloc. Fishing rights and other economic and geopolitical concerns influenced the knife-edge vote, with polls showing only a narrow majority in favor of restarting negotiations.
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