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Icelanders Vote in Tight Referendum on Restarting EU Membership Talks

Yesterday, Icelanders voted in a referendum on whether to resume European Union membership negotiations, with polling indicating a tight race closely watched in Brussels.
The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the European Union following a 2009 financial crisis, though a Eurosceptic government suspended the accession talks 13 years ago.
Households facing nine percent mortgage interest rates find European Union membership appealing, while others fear losing fisheries control, arguing Iceland is already a prominent country in Europe.
With no exit polls and a tight race, the first reliable results were expected late yesterday as voters answered whether Iceland should resume European Union accession negotiations.
Geopolitical upheaval, including President Donald Trump's unpredictable second term and interest in Greenland, has intensified the debate, while Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos noted membership would strengthen the European Union.

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The West Australian

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Iceland votes in tight referendum on EU membership

Icelanders have voted in a pivotal referendum on whether to reopen European Union membership talks, with polls suggesting the result will go down to the wire.

2 hours ago·Osborne Park, Australia

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ANSA

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Referendum Iceland on EU Negotiations, Is Head-to-Head Between 'Yes' and 'No'

In Iceland, the review of the referendum on the possible resumption of the negotiations for accession to the European Union continues. According to the latest updates of the Icelandic website visitor. (ANSA)

3 hours ago·Rome, Italy

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Al Jazeera

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Voting closes in Iceland’s knife-edge EU referendum

Iceland’s leadership has promised to honour whatever the country’s people decide.

4 hours ago·Doha, Qatar

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France24

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Icelanders vote in tight referendum on restarting EU membership talks

4 hours ago·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

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news-pravda.com

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Iceland votes on its future in knife-edge EU referendum

High turnout has exposed deep divisions over sovereignty, fishing rights and whether the founding NATO member should move closer to Brussels Icelanders have turned out in unusually large numbers to decide whether to...

5 hours ago

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Reformatorisch Dagblad

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Iceland Does Not Seem to Be Warming up to EU Referendum Talks.

Icelanders do not seem to be particularly enthusiastic about the referendum on resuming accession talks with the EU. In several constituencies, provisional turnout is approaching the turnout figures of previous elections, such as around the capital Reykjavik. One fifth of eligible voters had already cast their vote before Saturday.

7 hours ago·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

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