Blogger Comment: Although slightly out if date slightly, still worth posting I believe here…People in the know do know that the EU is a corrupt institution (no corrupter as no official annual results posted ever, as if they did the corruption would show without doubt what these people at the top were really doing and it would be all about the vast corruption inherent in the EU hierarchy…Ukraine just being one source of corruption) and I believe the people of Iceland saw through this prism of the effects on the state of the EU…for everything the Commission touches goes southward and never in any other direction unless belly-up, but where of course the EU is a Globalist construct, just like the UN and to do their bidding…they are not for the people who pay their bills for these Institutions I can assure you…
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Icelandic voters rejected a proposal to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union, delivering a setback to Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and globalist supporters of deeper integration with Brussels.
Final results from Saturday’s national referendum showed 52.84% voting against renewed accession talks and 47.16% supporting them.
A total of 118,040 voters opposed reopening negotiations, while 105,339 voted in favor.
Turnout was extraordinarily high at 82.52%, with 225,031 of Iceland’s 272,690 registered voters participating.
The referendum did not ask Icelanders to approve EU membership outright.
A “Yes” vote would merely have authorized the government to reopen accession negotiations that were suspended more than a decade ago.
Any eventual agreement to join the European Union would still have required approval in another national referendum.
Icelanders Reject Return to Brussels Negotiations
Iceland initially applied to join the EU in July 2009 following the country’s devastating financial crisis.
Formal accession negotiations began the following year.
But the talks were suspended in 2013 after a new government took power and pledged that negotiations would not restart without approval from Icelandic voters.
The issue returned following the 2024 parliamentary election.
A governing coalition led by Frostadóttir’s Social Democratic Alliance, together with Viðreisn and the People’s Party, agreed to hold a referendum on reopening negotiations no later than 2027.
Saturday’s vote ultimately produced a clear rejection.
Frostadóttir, who campaigned in favor of renewed negotiations, said her government would respect the result and would not reopen accession talks during its current term, which runs through 2028.
She also described the high turnout as a positive demonstration of democratic participation.
Fisheries and Sovereignty Dominate Debate
The referendum campaign centered heavily on Iceland’s fishing industry and concerns about national sovereignty.
Iceland already participates in the EU single market through the European Economic Area and belongs to the Schengen Area.
Supporters of renewed talks argued that full EU membership would give Iceland voting power over regulations it currently implements through the EEA without having a formal seat at the table.
They also argued that eventually adopting the euro could reduce volatility surrounding Iceland’s currency and interest rates.
Opponents focused heavily on the potential consequences for fishing and agriculture.
EU membership could bring Iceland under the Common Fisheries Policy and other European frameworks that would affect control over fishing quotas and agricultural policy.
That concern carries particular weight in Iceland, where fisheries account for a major share of exports and remain deeply tied to the country’s political identity.
Approximately 90% of fishing-related businesses opposed EU membership.
Iceland’s history of fiercely defending its fishing rights includes the Cod Wars against Britain between the 1950s and 1970s.
Government Says Existing EEA Relationship Has Support
Following the referendum, Frostadóttir said the result suggested many Icelanders remain satisfied with the country’s existing relationship with Europe through the EEA.
That arrangement gives Iceland access to much of the EU single market without requiring full membership in the bloc.
The government said parliament will now consider whether to formally withdraw Iceland’s 2009 EU membership application altogether.
For now, however, the immediate question has been settled.
After years of renewed debate over whether Iceland should move closer to Brussels, voters chose to keep accession negotiations closed.
Follow the link for the source… https://slaynews.com/iceland-voters-reject-european-union-membership-national-referendum/
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