Länk - Island på väg in i EU?
Mr Rehn said on Monday, according to AFP, pointing to the fact that it has "already negotiated perhaps two-thirds" of the criteria needed to join the bloc. "This means that were Iceland to pose its candidature, we could quickly complete the negotiations," he concluded. A fresh opinion poll published on Saturday (18 October) suggests that 70 percent of Icelanders want a referendum on EU membership. Some 49 percent said they were set to vote in favour, while 27 percent are against and 24 percent remain undecided.
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