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European Jewish News · Aug 30, 2026

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Iceland: Iceland has voted against restarting negotiations to join the European Union, 13 years after talks were broken off. Final results showed 52.8% voted against resuming talks, compared with 47.2% in favour, with around 12,600 votes separating the two sides. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s government had promised a referendum by 2027 but brought the vote forward amid growing international tensions, including US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to acquire neighbouring Greenland. Concerns over Iceland’s fishing industry and national sovereignty also played a major role in the campaign. Join EJN:

Iceland: Iceland has voted against restarting negotiations to join the European Union, 13 years after talks were broken off. Final results showed 52.8% voted against resuming talks, compared with 47.2% in favour, with around 12,600 votes separating the two sides. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s government had promised a referendum by 2027 but brought the vote forward amid growing international tensions, including US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to acquire neighbouring Greenland. Concerns over Iceland’s fishing industry and national sovereignty also played a major role in the campaign. Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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