Iceland proposes referendum on resuming EU accession talks in August – Europe live

Foreign minister submits government motion for a referendum on resuming accession talks, state media reportsIcelandic foreign minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir submitted a government motion for a referendum on resuming accession talks with the European Union, proposing the vote should take place on 29 August, state broadcaster RUV has reported.Ukraine’s prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko accused Hungary of “taking seven Ukrainians hostage in a method reminiscent of 1990’s era Moscow” in a further escalation of tensions between Kyiv and Budapest. Continue reading...


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