# Icelanders vote on whether to resume EU membership talks

https://mins.news/en/item/36474

- France 24, 2026-08-29 06:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260829-icelanders-vote-in-referendum-on-whether-to-resume-eu-membership-talks

> Iceland is holding a closely contested referendum on Saturday over whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied to join in 2009 after a financial crisis devastated the economy, but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013.

## Stories

- [Iceland EU Membership Referendum](https://mins.news/en/topic/iceland-eu-membership-referendum) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/iceland-eu-membership-referendum.md

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