Iceland will vote in a tight referendum on Saturday on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union.

Iceland will vote in a tight referendum on Saturday on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy but a eurosce…

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