Iceland votes on restarting EU accession talks amid Arctic security concerns
Icelanders are voting in a referendum on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union, in a closely fought ballot shaped by economic strain and security concerns. The vote asks whether the country should reopen accession talks with Brussels, rather than decide immediate membership. If approved, it would begin a process that could still take years and would end with another referendum on any final deal.The referendum comes 13 years after Iceland paused its last EU accession talks under a Eurosceptic government. Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir, whose Social Democrats support closer ties with the bloc, has said she will... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Aug 2026 07:29 LONDON
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