Opening of accession negotiations with Iceland
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The first meeting of the Accession Conference with Iceland at Ministerial level decided today the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the Accession of Iceland to the European Union.
During the IGC, the EU delegation recalled that Iceland has been cooperating extensively with the EU across a broad range of areas over the last forty years, as a member of the European Economic Area or applying the Schengen acquis, which means that Iceland has already adopted a significant part of EU law.
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Council: General Affairs
