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Iceland votes on restarting EU accession talks this month
A referendum on 29 August will ask 400,000 Icelanders whether to resume membership negotiations paused since 2013, with fisheries and Arctic security dominating the debate.
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Kristrún Frostadóttir
Prime Minister of Iceland, Government of Iceland
What we have reported
- Called the referendum and argued that geopolitical shifts make this the right moment for Iceland to join the EU.
- Met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels last month as part of renewed EU engagement.
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