Iceland’s new government announced it will hold a referendum to join the EU. A majority in favor according to latest polls

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by EUstrongerthanUS

27 comments

  1. Interesting how both ‘for’ and ‘against’ options grew at expense of undecided.

  2. Biggest thing I’m curious about is how EU membership with interact with Iceland’s protective policies on their territorial waters.

  10. As a Brit this both great and upsetting

    One day we will be back were we belong

  13. I’d be really interested to see how the US react to this to be honest. For some reason I can see this being considered an affront to the incoming administration. 

  14. Russia threatens consistently not to join, then eventually take action > ‘Neutral’ countries join.

    US ‘threatens’ repeatedly to ‘do something’ that’s Not ruling out military — to claim lands that’s not theirs > said land ponders and favors joining.

    EU who’s “in an economical decline” does little to nothing to spur on these decisions within said countries and it just happens. Almost like not being hostile has it’s perks.

    Gives me that Steam vibes meme of Gabe doing nothing and “wins” as competition repeatedly shoots itself in the foot.

  16. This is kind of bad infographic. There are 2 poll results, but only one question on whether there should be a referendum or not. Should I assume that the first bar is showing people’s willingness to join EU? Confusing

  17. The title is a bit misleading. The poll shows a majority in favour of *holding a referendum* on joining the EU, not a majority in favour of joining the EU.

    For all we know there might be a majority for EU membership, but that’s not what the poll asked.

  18. Important context. The referendum planned for 2027 currently is only on restarting accesion talks which were put on hold in 2013. If Iceland were to join the EU it would only be after the negotiations end assuming that’s accepted in the referendum. Then there would be another referendum on wether to actually join the EU or not which would be very very close.

  19. For what I know, the reason why Iceland and Norway wouldn’t join the EU is having to negotiate fishing rights with the UK. Now that the UK left the common market that’s not the case anymore, so I guess it makes sense that Iceland (I don’t know about Norway) is reconsidering its position on joining the union

  20. Why publish a poll asking whether people want a referendum or not? Wouldn’t it be more natural to ask if they would like to join, and if yes the referendum would come naturally.

    Though intuitively I would guess anyone being *against* the referendum is also against membership. And most but not all people being for referendum are probably for membership.

  22. Iceland is incredibly popular with Germans, rightfully so, it’s a beautiful country. And I guess it’s similar elsewhere. But it’s also a tiny country.

    I can’t help but wonder if too many people would want to move to Iceland and overburden the infrastructure

  23. Iceland and Norway are Schengen countries so they already have the best of Europe without entering the cats bag. They should keep that way.

  24. Russia and America really working together towards larger degrees of European cooperation these past couple years

    Trumps idiocy and Russias imperialism has done more to mend the rifts between Europeans than 40 years of Eu parlement has done

  25. All EU should thank Donald Trump for this !
    Groenland and Iceland are scared and we can’t blame them…

  26. Prepare for the RU disinfo war over the next few years, Icelanders.

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