Brussels, 13/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - The Icelandic government is no longer considered a candidate country for joining the European Union.
In a letter to the Latvian Presidency of the European Council of Ministers and the European Commission, Iceland's foreign minister, Gunnar B. Sveinsson, says that “the government of Iceland has no intention to resume accession talks (…) It remains the firm position of the government that Iceland should not be regarded as a candidate country for EU...