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Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU
BusinessThe Guardian29 Aug, 12:01 pmAtlasHour
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Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU

Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards Greenland For a long time, the prospect of becoming the third generation to run his family farm was an exciting one, says Davíð Clausen Pétursson. Icelandic farmers were starting to get higher prices for their meat and milk, debt was no longer an occupational prerequisite and innovation was on the rise...

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Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards Greenland For a long time, the prospect of becoming the third generation to run his family farm was an exciting one, says Davíð Clausen Pétursson.

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