Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland’s Prime Minister and leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats issued the following statement on the decision of the Parliament to start European Union accession negotiations for membership. Read the full story
Posted on 17 July 2009.
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland’s Prime Minister and leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats issued the following statement on the decision of the Parliament to start European Union accession negotiations for membership. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 July 2009.
Today the Icelandic Parliament has voted “yes” to start official negotiations to apply for European Union membership. The votes were close, 33 were for, 28 were against, and 2 withdrew. Iceland will submit an application formally in Brussels on 27 July. It is expected to take around 2 years until the nation will vote whether to join the EU after membership negotiations have been discussed. Read the full story
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