The Parliament of Iceland has approved a referendum on resuming negotiations for the country's accession to the European Union. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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The vote is scheduled for August 29 and will be part of a two-stage government plan that could potentially lead Iceland to EU membership by the end of this decade.
Iceland had already conducted negotiations for EU membership for four years; however, the process was halted in 2013 after an anti-European government came to power.
According to polls, interest in EU membership in Iceland has grown in recent years against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the rising cost of living. If citizens support the continuation of negotiations, the final terms of accession will also be put to a separate referendum.