Iceland referendum could put EU membership talks back on the table
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- Icelanders will vote on Saturday on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, with the result expected to be finely balanced after a campaign dominated by questions of sovereignty, fishing and the country’s place in an increasingly uncertain g...S1
- The Nordic nation shelved earlier plans to join the EU over fishing rights, but geopolitics, including Trump's threat to seize Greenland, has prompted a rethink.S2
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Iceland referendum could put EU membership talks back on the table
Icelanders will vote on Saturday on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, with the result expected to be finely balanced after a campaign dominated by question…
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Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU membership talks
The Nordic nation shelved earlier plans to join the EU over fishing rights, but geopolitics, including Trump's threat to seize Greenland, has prompted a rethink.
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Published Aug 29, 2026
What to know
- Icelanders will vote on Saturday on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, with the result expected to be finely balanced after a campaign dominated by questions of sovereignty, fishing and the country’s place in an increasingly uncertain g...S1
- The Nordic nation shelved earlier plans to join the EU over fishing rights, but geopolitics, including Trump's threat to seize Greenland, has prompted a rethink.S2
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