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Iceland to hold EU referendum 'over the coming months', Prime Minister says
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Iceland to hold EU referendum 'over the coming months', Prime Minister says

France 24 · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Iceland will in the coming months hold a referendum on ​joining ‌the European ⁠Union, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told a ‌press conference in Poland. Iceland in 2013 abandoned EU membership talks ​after four years of negotiations, ​but a rise ​in the cost of living and ​the ongoing war in Ukraine in recent years rekindled the island nation's interest in joining ⁠the bloc, polls have shown.

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