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Iceland to propose holding EU referendum during autumn, broadcaster RUV reports

By Thomson Reuters Mar 5, 2026 | 1:15 PM

STOCKHOLM, March 5 (Reuters) – Iceland’s government will propose to its parliament to hold a ​referendum during the autumn ‌on whether to resume European Union accession talks abandoned more than a decade ago, public broadcaster RUV ‌reported ​on Thursday, ⁠citing sources.

RUV reported on ⁠its website that the government would submit the bill to parliament next week and ​that the vote, according to sources, looked most likely ⁠to take place ⁠late September.

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(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by ​Jane Merriman)