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  "title": "Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-in-close-fought-referendum-4520357",
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  "summary": "Icelanders voted to stay out of the European Union, referendum results showed on Sunday, as they rejected a government push to reopen membership talks and sided with those who said Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to risk. The Arctic island of 400,000 people has debated whether to join the EU for well over a […]",
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        "title": "Iceland rejects EU accession talks",
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        "title": "Relief and sorrow in Iceland after EU membership talks referendum fails",
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