# Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership negotiations

https://mins.news/en/item/36508

- France 24, 2026-08-29 08:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-resume-eu-membership-negotiations

> Icelanders vote Saturday on whether to restart membership talks with the European Union in a close referendum being watched in Brussels. Iceland applied to join after the 2009 financial crisis devastated its economy, but negotiations were suspended in 2013 after a eurosceptic government took office.

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- [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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