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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9899

12 May 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/iceland
Request for accession may be submitted “before July”

Brussels, 11/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The new Icelandic government (left-wing coalition composed of Social Democrats and Left-Greens) hopes to launch the process for Iceland's membership of the EU as soon as possible. Presenting her general political declaration on 10 May, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said she hoped the request for membership would be sent to Brussels “by the month of July”. The Icelandic parliament (where government parties have a slim majority) will in coming...

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