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Iceland rejects restarting EU accession talks in referendum

Icelanders voted to reject reopening EU membership talks, official results showed Sunday, dealing a blow to the government's push to join the bloc and handing a win to those who argued the country's prized fishing waters were too important to risk. The results will disappoint Brussels, which had hoped to welcome the No

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Iceland rejects restarting EU accession talks in referendum

Icelanders voted to reject reopening EU membership talks, official results showed Sunday, dealing a blow to the government's push to join the bloc and handing a win to those who argued the country's prized fishing waters were too important to risk. The results will disappoint Brussels, which had hoped to welcome the Nordic country as a new member.

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