Iceland’s EU vote: A nation divided over Europe
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Icelanders decide whether to reopen negotiations with Brussels in a debate marked by national sovereignty, fishing and growing uncertainty in the Arctic
Icelanders decide in a referendum on 29 August whether their government should resume accession negotiations with the EU
Iceland’s EU vote: A nation divided over Europe
The white church stands alone in the Icelandic countryside. Wind sweeps across the Hvalfjord. Kristjan Ingolfsson, a retired bishop, lives here beside Hallgrimskirkja church in Saubaer, surrounded by silence and vast open landscapes. But far from this quiet corner of western Iceland, the debate over Europe is heating up. At the end of August, voters will decide whether to […]...Keep on reading: Iceland’s EU vote: A nation divided over Europe
The leaders of the political parties represented in the Althingi debated the referendum on the continuation of Iceland's accession negotiations with the European Union in Silfrin tonight. Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, leader of the Independence Party, says the government has chosen the timing of the referendum with the interests of the government, not the people, as its guiding principle. "The nation is completely divided. It has become such that fami…
The Icelandic nation is divided in its stance towards Iceland's membership in the European Union, according to Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, chairwoman of the Independence Party.
What happened? The Icelandic Government has called for a referendum on 29 August 2026 in which Icelanders will decide whether to reopen the EU accession negotiations, eleven years after withdrawing their candidacy. Who is behind it? The initiative responds to a change of perception by the EU in Iceland, driven by the instability of the crown, inflation and the new geopolitical context following the invasion of Ukraine and the accession of Finlan…
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