Iceland could conclude accession talks with the EU within “a year and a half” and become its 28th member country, Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir told POLITICO. Iceland will hold a referendum on Aug. 29 on whether to relaunch its aborted negotiations to join the EU. A recent Gallup poll pointed to a tight vote, with 52 percent of people in favor of the move and 48 against. “Sometimes you don’t have to let the poll lead, but lead yourself,” said Þorgerður, who heads the pro-EU

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