Referendum: Iceland narrowly votes for new EU accession talks
In Iceland's referendum, a close race is emerging: according to initial results, opponents and supporters of resuming EU negotiations are almost neck and neck.
Iceland's referendum on resuming EU membership talks has yielded a narrow result, with 50.1% of voters rejecting the government's proposal and 49.9% supporting it, based on 152,000 votes counted. The outcome, expected to be confirmed on Sunday, will determine whether Iceland restarts negotiations with the EU, which were halted in 2013.
The debate over EU membership has been revived due to rising living costs, the Ukraine war, and US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland. If negotiations resume, they could start by the end of 2026 and last 18-24 months.
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