Iceland voters reject holding talks to join European Union
Icelandic voters rejected restarting talks about the Nordic island nation joining the European Union.
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Icelandic voters rejected restarting talks about the Nordic island nation joining the European Union.
Early this morning the country's 'No' camp had accrued 52.5 per cent of the vote with just a few ballots left to be counted in one of the six voting districts.
Concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration in the referendum.
Brussels made little secret of its eagerness to welcome Iceland to the EU fold.
Iceland, which won independence from Denmark in 1944, is among the world's richest countries per capita.
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