Iceland to hold referendum on relaunching talks to join EU

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Fierce debates can be expected in the Althingi today regarding the Foreign Minister's parliamentary resolution proposal for a referendum on whether to continue Iceland's accession negotiations with the European Union. The farmers' association has no objection to examining the nation's mind on the matter. However, the Union's agricultural policy is very ill-suited to this country.

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Iceland is preparing to reopen its European “file”, calling a referendum for August 29, 2026, on the resumption of EU accession negotiations, more than ten years after the process was frozen at the political level. The referendum is not directly about accession, but about whether the country will return to the negotiating table, paving the way for a second, definitive popular verdict in the future. Response – Brussels Iceland applied for EU memb…