Iceland has rejected commencing talks to join the EU.

I think it was very close with it being thought at one point that it would be a 'yes'.

I am not surprised. I think it will almost certainly have been its fishing grounds that swung it.

Of course it benefits from being within the EEA, Erasmus and Horizon etc.

It has the freedoms of goods, capital, people and services and works closely along side Norway and others.

This will remain.

Iceland benefits from very close working with the EU and so would we.

I'm actually really surprised that as many as 47.5% of the population wanted to join.

But it would have probably mean a lot of investment for the remote communities in the north.

The fishing grounds, good point WhiteWave.
Look at how our fishing communities were let down by Farage.

Do they realise the sky is going to fall in, catastrophes of biblical proportions will befall them, and economic ruin awaits…oh, hold on…

Wonder if the Left are going to start labelling Icelanders as far right? 🤣

Waiting for the inevitable excuses that the No side was spreading disinformation financed by Russia etc.
The playbook really is…global (ist)

Not surprised, don't think they have forgotten about "The Cod Wars", that went on for years.

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I'm actually really surprised that as many as 47.5% of the population wanted to join.

But it would have probably mean a lot of investment for the remote communities in the north.

That's the percentage who voted. It's about 38% of the total population.