Iceland no longer willing to join EU, referendum canceled – Icelandic MPs

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Iceland’s government supported the proposal of Foreign Minister of the country Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson to drop the plan of joining the EU. The night before both the Progressive Party and the Independence Party reached an agreement to withdraw its application for accession to the European Union, Icelandic State TV and Radio Broadcasting Service reports.

The government also decided to cancel the referendum on whether to continue negotiations with the EU.

“In 2009, our former Foreign Minister suggested to submit a formal application for EU membership, so it was done. Quite naturally, I made a proposal to withdraw this statement,” Sveinsson said to Icelandic reporters.

There is not much of a surprise in this outcome. Negotiations between Iceland and the European Union have been suspended more than a year ago. The center-right government that came to power in April has openly stated that it does not support the project of joining the European community, which their socialistic predecessors tried to realize.

In September, Foreign Ministry of Iceland dismissed 10 negotiating groups, advisory committee and national delegation, which had been working on issues related to the possible entry into the EU for the last four years…. see more

source: voice of russia

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