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submitted 1 day ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip

Iceland is a close partner of the EU but not a full member. That could change if Icelanders vote to join the bloc. As ties with the US deteriorate, the government could bring forward a referendum on the issue.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-mulls-joining-the-eu-amid-strained-us-relations/a-76126362


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[-] sidebro@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

They are most welcome ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

[-] hanrahan@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

I wish we Australians coukd.join this grand experiment in trying to bring people.closw4 togetter.

that said if I was Europe I'd not want Australia, wayyyyy to many fascists here

You could replace Austria, it has even more fascists (per capita) and is even more corrupt.

[-] unknowablenight@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

What if the EU and some others made a more global economic alliance? That way non-European countries could join.

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