Fisheries Remain at Heart of Iceland’s EU Membership Debate

Iceland’s fisheries policy remains one of the most contentious issues in debates over possible European Union membership, with disagreement persisting over whether Iceland could negotiate exemptions from the bloc’s Common Fisheries Policy. According to Gunnar Þór Pétursson, a professor of law at Reykjavík University, there are several historical examples of countries securing permanent exemptions within [...]…

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