Icelandic lawmakers to access classified EU documents

Lawmakers outside the Foreign Affairs Committee are set to gain access to sensitive documents concerning Iceland's potential continued membership negotiations with the European Union. The documents are related to an upcoming national referendum on the matter.

The request for access was formally submitted to parliament just before midnight by Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson, the parliamentary group leader for the Social Democratic Party. The Speaker of Parliament has the authority to grant access to classified information if specific reasons warrant it and if the issue is clearly headed for a parliamentary vote.

This development comes as parliamentary sessions continue, with members of the Mid-Party scheduled to speak. The push for transparency on the EU negotiations highlights ongoing political debate within Iceland regarding its relationship with the bloc.