27/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - Petition calls for referendum on continuing EU accession negotiations. Around 36,000 Icelanders (roughly one voter in eight) have signed a petition calling for a referendum on their country continuing its accession negotiations with the EU. The petition (see www.thjod.is) will be submitted to Iceland's parliament. The Icelandic government wants to stop these negotiations through a parliamentary vote - without first holding the referendum that was initially...