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Poll Finds Icelandic Voters Swing to Narrowly Opposing EU ...

A Gallup poll found 51.6% of respondents opposed reopening talks, as voters head to a referendum on whether to resume EU accession negotiations.

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Iceland walked away from EU accession talks in 2013, when a Eurosceptic government took power

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Do we have to resume negotiations on accession to the European Union? Here is the question to be answered by the Icelandic voters. A referendum that is expected to be very close. Thirteen years after the suspension of the process, the polls give the two sides a elbow. Illumination by Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, researcher on Arctic, geopolitical and hydrogen issues at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, author of the book Les mondes polares, at …

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The swans, ducks and geese of Lake Tjörnin, the idyllic urban pond of Reykjavik, swim peacefully under the cool August sun, alien to the division with which Icelandic society faces today's referendum on whether or not to resume negotiations with Brussels for accession to the European Union (EU).The result of the polls is announced very close.Continue reading...

·Barcelona, Spain
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The polls suggest a close result. According to the latest Gallup poll, 51.6 percent of those opposed to continuing the talks stand with 48.4 percent in favor, meaning the difference is within the margin of error.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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