Icelanders voted to reject reopening EU membership talks, official results showed Sunday, dealing a blow to the government's push to join the bloc and handing a win to those who argued the country's prized fishing waters were too important to risk. The results will disappoint Brussels, which h»»»

REYKJAVIK – Icelanders voted to stay out of the European Union (EU), referendum results showed on Aug 30, as they rejected a government and sided with those who said Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to risk. The Arctic island of 400,000 people has debated whether to join the EU for well »»»

World World A supporter wearing a European Union flag attends an election-night gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Aug 30, 2026. (Photo: AP/Marco Di Marco) REYKJAVIK: Icelanders voted to stay out of the European Union, referendum results showed on Sunday (Aug 30), as they rejected a government pus»»»