Icelanders vote on Saturday in a referendum on resuming membership talks with the EU.
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Icelanders vote on Saturday in a referendum on resuming membership talks with the EU.
The key theme looming over the Icelandic referendum is sovereignty. | Carlo Martuscelli/POLITICO
August 25, 2026
4:00 am CET
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