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Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir

Foreign Minister, Government of Iceland

2 articles · 29 August 2026 to 30 August 2026

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Argued earlier in the year that deeper EU collaboration was essential to shore up Iceland's interests amid global turmoil.
She described EU membership as a valuable addition to Iceland's security architecture while criticising US pressure on Greenland and Denmark.

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Iceland rejects resuming EU membership talks in referendum

Voters turned down the government's push to reopen accession negotiations by 52.8% to 47.2%, with fishing sovereignty outweighing security arguments linked to Trump's Arctic ambitions.

Marek Jankowski30 August 20266 min read

Europe

Iceland votes on restarting EU membership talks amid Arctic security fears

A knife-edge referendum on Saturday will decide whether Reykjavik resumes accession negotiations paused in 2013, with opinion polls showing the electorate almost evenly divided.

Clara Devereux29 August 20268 min read

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