“The Most Sensible Thing” Is to Withdraw Iceland’s EU Application
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- Centre Party MP Sigríður Andersen says the government should formally withdraw Iceland’s EU membership application.
- She calls continued uncertainty over the application’s legal effect unacceptable.
- Andersen says the government must clearly follow through on the result of the national referendum.
Sigríður Andersen, a Centre Party member of Iceland’s parliament, says the government’s most sensible course is to formally withdraw the country’s application to join the European Union.
She argues that it is unacceptable to leave uncertainty over the legal effects of the application. In her view, the government must act clearly and follow through on the outcome of the national referendum.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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