Brussels, 24/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Unsurprisingly, the European Commission on Wednesday 24 February recommended that the member states open accession negotiations with Iceland. In its opinion on Iceland's application, which it submitted on 17 July 2009, the Commission confirms that the country fulfils the political Copenhagen criteria (rule of law, stability of democratic institutions, respect for minorities, etc), which are vital for accession negotiations to start. The Commission is...