Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU membership talks - DW.com
Iceland is holding a national referendum to decide whether to resume negotiations for European Union membership. The vote is driven by concerns over regional security and geopolitical shifts involving Russia and the United States.
Why it matters
The outcome could fundamentally alter Iceland's economic and political alignment within Europe.
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.
https://p.dw.com/p/5JbUP Icelanders are voting on whether to restart EU accession talks Advertisement Iceland held a national referendum Saturday on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union .
The Nordic nation has spent the better part of two decades wrestling with the question of becoming the bloc’s 28th member.
Iceland's left-leaning government, elected in 2024, originally vowed to hold a vote next year but brought it forward because of rising geopolitical tension over Russia's war in Ukraine and Greenland .
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