# The EU’s silence on Iceland failed again

https://mins.news/en/item/40341

- euronews, 2026-09-01 13:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/the-eu-gave-iceland-the-silence-treatment-it-didnt-work-again

> Brussels largely stayed quiet throughout Iceland’s referendum campaign. The vote ended with 52.8% opposing a return to EU accession talks, repeating the pattern of the EU’s muted response to Brexit a decade ago.

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