EU Commission supports membership application for Iceland

ICELAND’S application for membership of the EU has been given the thumbs up by the European Commission.

When, as expected, the leaders of the 27 member states also agree, on foot of the Commission recommendation, negotiations should be complete in 14 months’ time.

Then it will be up to the Icelanders to vote to become the 28th member of the EU, something that is not a foregone conclusion, as support for membership has dropped off somewhat in recent months.