Iceland's EU bid hinges on knife-edge referendum on restarting talks
TL;DR
Icelanders vote in a knife-edge referendum on whether to resume EU accession talks, a move that would begin negotiations toward admission but still require parliamentary approval and a second referendum, with sovereignty and the fishing industry at the center of the debate and early voting already underway as polls show a close race.
- Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU BBC
- A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump CNN
- Poll finds Icelandic voters swing to narrowly opposing EU membership Reuters
- Trump’s grab for Greenland rattles Iceland, which considers joining E.U. The Washington Post
- ‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat The New York Times
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