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Iceland votes to reject the EU as fisheries worry prevails
The Japan Times✓
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Voters in Iceland have decided against pursuing membership in the European Union. Concerns regarding the management and protection of the nation's vital fishing industries heavily influenced the outcome of the vote.
WHY IT MATTERS
This decision preserves Iceland's independent control over its lucrative fisheries, keeping the island nation outside the economic and political bloc for the foreseeable future.
Iceland, which won independence from Denmark in 1944, is among the world's richest countries per capita.
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