# Europe Today: Iceland rejects EU talks as Hoekstra warns on wildfires and China

https://mins.news/en/item/38237

- euronews, 2026-08-31 06:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/31/europe-today-iceland-says-no-to-eu-talks-hoekstra-warns-on-wildfires-and-china

> Iceland has voted against restarting EU accession talks, putting hopes of membership on hold for years. Europe Today examines the result with farmers and pro-EU voices in Reykjavík, hears from Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, and reports on NATO’s spy scandal in Mons.

## 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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