The EU will do such things ....

... what they are they know not. Actually, the likelihood is that they will impose trade sanctions on Iceland as they have on the Faroe Islands (with, I may add, this country's and its fishermen's support). Iceland has officially withdrawn from accession negotiations.

Iceland said yesterday (22 August) that a recent election which brought eurosceptic parties to power had been interpreted by constitutional advisors as a signal to stop EU accession talks.

The foreign ministry said it had received an opinion from its constitutional advisors that the government was not bound by a 2009 parliamentary vote to launch the membership talks.

How very dare they?