COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) - Iceland will hold a referendum on August 29 on resuming ⁠European Union membership negotiations, the government said on Friday. Repeated threatsby U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump toannex Greenland, located between Iceland and the United States, also made the ⁠question ‌of EU membership more pressing for the Nordic country, home to almost 400,000 people. If voters back the resumption of talks, the final terms of ⁠EU membership will ​require approval in a second referendum. A SIGNIFICANT ​DECISION, EU OFFICIAL SAYSThe Icelandic people must now make "a significant decision", EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said in a statement. "In a world of competing spheres of influence, EU membership offers an anchor into a bloc grounded in values, prosperity and security."

Source: The Star March 06, 2026 17:54 UTC