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'Security, dilemma over Greenland have enhanced urgency' for EU referendum in Iceland
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'Security, dilemma over Greenland have enhanced urgency' for EU referendum in Iceland

France 24 · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Iceland's government will soon propose a date for a referendum on resuming talks for its possible accession to the EU, the country's foreign ministry told AFP Thursday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Eirikur Bergmann, Professor of Politics at Bifröst University, who says that "the security aspect and the dilemma over Greenland have enhanced the urgency (for a referendum) amongst some people in Iceland".


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