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The Icelandic parliament has decided to apply for EU membership. This column warns that domestic opposition and outstanding disputes with EU member countries on Icesave may derail the agreement.

The Icelandic parliament, by the narrowest of margins and broadly on party lines, has just decided to apply for EU membership. If the application is successful and approved by a referendum, Iceland might join the EU in four years. However, serious obstacles, both domestically and within the EU, make the eventual outcome quite uncertain.
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