European Policy Centre Issues Commentary: Icelandic EU Ambitions - Half-In, But Still Reluctant to Join
August 22, 2026
August 22, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 22 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on Aug. 20, 2026, by senior adviser Tobias Etzold:
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Icelandic EU ambitions: half-in, but still reluctant to join
Iceland will hold a referendum on 29 August 2026 on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union (EU) on membership. The resurgence of great-power competition in the strategically important North Atlantic has created an increasingly uncertain a . . .
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Icelandic EU ambitions: half-in, but still reluctant to join
Iceland will hold a referendum on 29 August 2026 on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union (EU) on membership. The resurgence of great-power competition in the strategically important North Atlantic has created an increasingly uncertain a . . .