# Iceland rejects EU accession talks in close-fought referendum

https://mins.news/en/video/37791

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 17:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHX6noWKae0

> Icelandic voters chose to stay outside the European Union, rejecting the government’s push to reopen membership talks. They sided with those who argued that Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to put at risk.

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