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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10459

24 September 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) ep/iceland
Iceland divided over EU accession

Brussels, 23/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - Strong divisions exist in Iceland over joining the EU, MEP Cristian Dan Preda (EPP, Romania) stated in the European Parliament (EP) foreign affairs committee on Thursday 22 September. “Those against joining are more numerous and more powerful than those for”, said Preda, who led a delegation to Iceland on 8-9 September. He highlighted four sensitive areas, agriculture, monetary issues, the Arctic and fisheries, which are “at the very heart of the...

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