Iceland votes against plan to resume EU membership talks in referendum, projections show
- August 30, 2026 / 4:50 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Iceland appears to have rejected plans to resume negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks stalled, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.
- With all but one constituency fully reporting results, the vote against the EU led 52.5% to 47.5%, RÚV reported.
- The national broadcaster said it was almost impossible that the remaining votes to be counted in the southwest, where the measure was losing, could reverse the result.
Confirmed
- August 30, 2026 / 4:50 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Iceland appears to have rejected plans to resume negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks stalled, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.
- The national broadcaster said it was almost impossible that the remaining votes to be counted in the southwest, where the measure was losing, could reverse the result.
Unverified
- With all but one constituency fully reporting results, the vote against the EU led 52.5% to 47.5%, RÚV reported.
Sources: CBS News, Al Jazeera