Iceland's parliament on Thursday validated the organization on August 29 of the referendum on the resumption of accession negotiations with the European Union, officially interrupted since 2015, announced the Icelandic public television RUV, quoted by AFP.
The resolution was adopted with 34 votes in favor and 8 against in the second reading. A number of 14 deputies abstained, RUV stated, according to Agerpres.
Iceland applied for EU membership in 2009, a year after being hit hard by a financial crisis. Negotiations took place between 2010 and 2013 before being suspended and then officially terminated in 2015.
The three parties of the centre-left coalition, in power since the end of 2024, had agreed to hold a referendum before the end of 2027.
On August 29, Icelandic voters will have to answer the following question:
- “Should the negotiations on Iceland's accession to the European Union continue?”.
If negotiations resume and an agreement is reached, citizens will again be called to speak.
According to a survey published in early February by RUV, public opinion is currently divided between opponents and supporters of accession.
