Iceland: A "Small Referendum" with a Bigger European Impact
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Motivated, among other things, by the fear of reopening the fisheries rights issue, the Icelandic referendum at the end of August disappointed the supporters of European integration, but the Union appears to be a stable regional governance hub with many other partners wishing to get closer.
The "No" of Icelanders even to the resumption of negotiations for the country's accession to the European Union, in the referendum of August 29, proved to be much bigger than an internal Icelandic issue. With a percentage of 52.8% against 47.2%, and a high participation of 82.6%, the country's citizens rejected the return to the negotiating table, despite the fact that ... More www.ertnews.gr
With 52.8% of the votes, the Icelandics rejected the resumption of the island's accession negotiations with the EU. The result protects national control over resources and hinders the institutional completion of the EU-NATO network in an increasingly disputed Arctic region. The article The Icelandic referendum curbs Euro-Atlantic integration in the Arctic comes from AFV.
The former Minister of European Integration believes that Iceland is already deeply integrated into European structures, while EU membership for Montenegro would mean strengthening institutions, the rule of law and access to European funds.
In an unstable and constantly changing global geopolitical environment of escalating antagonisms and military conflicts in the context of the drastic change in the balance of power between the great imperialist powers, the EU is on a trajectory of general weakening and decline, unable to determine developments even within itself. The all-round crisis in which
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