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July 27, 2010 · about 16 years ago

Iceland opens EU entry talks; says its fishing sector must remain national

Iceland says it wants to keep its fishing sector out of the hands of the European Union when it joins the bloc. Icelandic Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinson says fishing is so crucial to his nation’s economy that it must be kept out the EU’s fisheries policy and its quotas and fishing bans.

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Iceland says it wants to keep its fishing sector out of the hands of the European Union when it joins the bloc. Icelandic Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinson says fishing is so crucial to his nation’s economy that it must be kept out the EU’s fisheries policy and its quotas and fishing bans.

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