Iceland is really about to let an entire national economic future hinge on whether a Cod feels like speaking French.
Iceland's EU Referendum: A Nation's Future at the Mercy of a Fish
Iceland is heading to a precarious referendum on whether to pursue EU membership, with the entire debate being hijacked by the fishing industry's existential dread. The island's powerful maritime lobby fears that European quotas would effectively turn their local livelihoods into a bureaucratic experiment, leaving the country’s future hanging on a single, slippery issue.
Source: Iceland's EU Referendum: A Nation's Future at the Mercy of a Fish — BBC
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