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Icelanders vote in tight referendumon restarting EU membership talks

Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy, but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013

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FRANCE 2429 Aug 2026, 06:56 amUpdated 13h ago1 min readEuropeWorld
Icelanders vote in tight referendum on restarting EU membership talks

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Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy, but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013.

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Source: France 24 · FRANCE 24. Published 29 Aug 2026, 06:56 am.

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