As Iceland votes on the EU, which countries could be next to join?

Iceland will go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to resume talks on EU membership. In case of a “yes” win, Iceland will become the 11th country aspiring to join the bloc. Claudia Delpero looks at the states queuing up to join the bloc.

At present, ten states have applied to join the European Union – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia.

All but Kosovo are recognised as official candidates.

Iceland already asked to join in 2009, after the collapse of its financial sector. Talks were terminated in 2015, but the application was never withdrawn. The new geopolitical reality, and especially security concerns, re-opened the question for the Nordic island, which has a population of almost 390,000.

But Icelanders are still divided about the decision. A July poll indicated support for "yes" at 53 percent and 47 percent for "no".