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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The Nordic nation is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to start membership talks with the European Union. Voters are divided.

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A few years ago, some feared the European Union was going out of style. Now Iceland is mulling membership alongside a long list of candidates.

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