Iceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EU
Briana Lupea
BRUSSELS — Iceland is weighing a vote on restarting EU membership talks as early as August, according to two people familiar with the country’s accession preparations. It comes as momentum for EU enlargement appears to be growing, with Brussels working on a plan that could give Ukraine partial membership in the bloc as early as next year, and with accession front-runner Montenegro closing another negotiating chapter last month. Reykjavík’s governing coalition had promised to hold a referendum
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