Brussels, 28/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - Parliamentary procedure with a view to requesting EU membership for Iceland has now been launched. Ossur Skarphedinsson, Iceland's Foreign Minister, submitted a text to parliament on Thursday 28 May calling on members to give their preliminary agreement for a request to join the European Union. The vote is scheduled for the end of June/early July. “This is a historic day. Iceland is at a turning point. Reconstruction of the New Island has already...