That referendum, provided it has a positive outcome, would give the government a mandate to continue negotiations with the EU, Radio Free Europe reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Namely, Iceland is already integrated into some European policies and is aligned with most of the EU acquis because it is part of the European Economic Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iceland applied for EU membership in 2009, immediately after the financial crisis. Accession negotiations began in 2010, but the government withdrew its application for EU membership in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadotir called the referendum a pivotal moment for the country's future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"This is a referendum on whether we can end the dialogue - not on whether we join,\" she said at a news conference in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The EU welcomed the announcement of the referendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iceland has announced that it will hold a referendum on whether to reopen EU membership negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos assessed that this was an important decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"In a rapidly changing world, the EU offers an anchor in a community of values, prosperity and security. Accession negotiations always reflect the specific realities of each candidate country,\" Kosu said in a post on the X network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it is currently unclear whether Iceland will continue membership negotiations from the moment the application was withdrawn or will have to start from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Negotiations could be launched and possibly continued at a later stage, but a decision has yet to be made on this,\" said European Commission spokesman Markus Lammert.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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