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Iceland heads to the polls inknife-edge vote on restarting EU talks

Amid economic and security challenges, Iceland is holding a referendum more than a decade after pausing accession talks.

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Al Jazeera29 Aug 2026, 05:18 amUpdated 17h ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Iceland heads to the polls in knife-edge vote on restarting EU talks

Amid economic and security challenges, Iceland is holding a referendum more than a decade after pausing accession talks.

This report is published with credit to Al Jazeera. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on Al Jazeera →

Source: Al Jazeera. Published 29 Aug 2026, 05:18 am.

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