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The EU gave Iceland the silent treatment. It didn't work, again

Brussels stayed mostly silent during Iceland's referendum campaign, which ended with 52.8% voting against resuming EU accession talks, echoing its muted response to Brexit a decade earlier.

Euronews

Iceland Shuts Down EU Membership Push After Overnight Vote Reversal

Iceland voted 52.8%-47.2% against reopening EU talks as rural fishing towns overturned an early capital-led lead, RÚV's certified count shows.

Latin Times

Relief and sorrow in Iceland after EU membership talks referendum fails

The result of the referendum has also been hailed by right-wing figures from across the UK and France.

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'A close partner': EU offers muted reaction after Iceland rebuffs accession talks

The EU institutions say they fully respect the choice of the Icelandic people after voters said "no" to reopening accession negotiations. The result threatens to dampen the momentum on enlargement policy.

Euronews

Iceland Votes No on EU Accession Talks in Knife-Edge Referendum, Dealing Blow to Brussels

Iceland voted 52.5% to 47.5% against resuming EU accession talks, as fishing sovereignty fears overrode geopolitical pressure from Trump's Greenland threats.

International Business Times

Iceland rejects EU accession talks after divisive referendum campaign

Well-funded no camp prevails, winning 52.8% of votes and gaining plaudits from Eurosceptic figures across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Iceland rejects European Union accession talks in referendum

ICELAND has voted against a government proposal to resume talks to join the European Union, according to a public broadcaster

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Iceland: Neck and neck referendum rejects EU membership talks

Iceland's relationship with Brussels will not fundamentally change. The country already participates in the European Economic Area and the passport-free Schengen zone, and both arrangements stay intact.

Euronews

Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU

Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards Greenland

The Guardian - UK

Iceland’s EU referendum: What to know ahead of vote and what's at stake for Europe

Everything you need to know about Iceland’s Saturday referendum on whether the country should negotiate again to join the European Union.

Euronews

Iceland's moment of reckoning: What the referendum means for the EU

Iceland votes Saturday on resuming EU membership talks. A "Yes" would restart negotiations with Brussels, with fisheries likely to emerge as the key sticking point. A "No" could provide a setback for the EU's enlargement drive.

Euronews

World leaders and royals celebrate the US's 250th birthday

"The story of the relationship between our two nations is one of extraordinary evolution, from overcoming conflict to forging one of the closest and most productive alliances the world has seen," King Charles III said.

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Iceland to hold referendum on EU accession talks in next few months, PM says – as it happened

Date for referendum on opening talks to join the EU yet to be decided but will be ‘in the coming months’, says Kristrún Frostadóttir

The Guardian - UK

Iceland to launch talks on defence partnership with EU, von der Leyen says

The agreement with the EU is independent of Iceland's NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the United States, public broadcaster RÚV said.

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Military-free Iceland should have 'skin in the game' in securing Arctic region, PM says

The country's prime minister stressed on Wednesday that although the island nation doesn't have a military, "that doesn't mean we don't have strong defences and a role to play in NATO."

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We believe in free trade, Iceland Prime Minister Frostadóttir tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews, Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir reaffirmed her commitment to free trade by rejecting counter-tariffs against the US, despite rising global trade tensions and concerns about spillover effects on Iceland’s relationship with the EU.

Euronews

Geopolitical shifts will affect Iceland's EU referendum, says prime minister

"I don't want to drive our EU accession talks based on fear," Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told Euronews in an interview.

The Guardian - UK

‘Women are the best to women’: has Iceland found the antidote to toxic ‘girlboss’ feminism?

Fifty years ago, Icelandic women went on strike, kickstarting a gender revolution. Today, the concept of ‘konur eru konum bestar’ is everywhere – including the female-led coalition government

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‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest-ever prime minister has a plan for a new kind of governance

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU

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