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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10176

8 July 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/iceland
MEPs support opening of accession negotiations

Brussels, 07/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 7 July, the European Parliament gave its support to opening accession negotiations with Iceland - MEPs therefore support the decision of the European Council of 17 June - affirming that the country's accession “can serve both the interests of the island itself and those of the Union”. In a resolution drafted by Cristian Dan Preda (EPP, Romania) and adopted by a show of hands, the EP also asserts that the dispute regarding the...

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