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Iceland Votes to Steer Clear of European Union Talks

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By Amelia Nierenberg Verified, Egill Bjarnason Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Iceland Votes to Steer Clear of European Union Talks After a divisive debate, Icelanders rejected a proposal to resume negotiations on joining the bloc. The referendum drew the highest voter turnout in almost two decades.
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‘The sauna is hot and uncomfortable’: Vote on joining EU makes Iceland sweat

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By Amelia Nierenberg Verified, Egill Bjarnason Verified
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
TALKNAFJORDUR, Iceland — Gudlaug Bjornsdottir had warned her family. If the talk over the dinner table turned to Iceland’s coming referendum on opening talks to join the European Union, she would get up and leave. Polls show a starkly divided country heading into the vote Saturday. Many people have strong opinions about whether Iceland should maintain its hard-won independence or seek the stability and protections that would come with EU membership.
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‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat

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By Amelia Nierenberg Verified, Egill Bjarnason Verified
| The New York Times Verified
‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat The usually genial country is been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union. Posters on bus stops urged a “no” vote in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, on Tuesday, asking “Natural resources for sale?”Credit...Jonathan Nackstrand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Amelia Nierenberg spent a week reporting in western Iceland.
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