Iceland to hold EU referendum 'in the coming months', PM says

France 24 · Feb 25, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Iceland will hold a referendum "in the coming months" on restarting European Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Wednesday during a visit to Poland. FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports.

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