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c/europe · by Anonymaus@feddit.org · 19d

Iceland to vote on reopening EU membership talks in close referendum

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260826-iceland-to-vote-on-reopening-eu-membership-talks-in-close-referendum

Icelanders will vote in a referendum on Saturday whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity. Voters are not being asked to decide just yet if they want to join the 27-member bloc – only whether they want their government to negotiate possible terms.

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Tango@piefed.ca · 22 pts · 19d

Voters are not being asked to decide just yet if they want to join the 27-member bloc – only whether they want their government to negotiate possible terms.

Nice to see that somebody learned a lesson from the Brexit referendum...

huppakee@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 19d (1 reply)

European here, y'all are welcome 🤗

Novocirab@feddit.org · 1 pts · 17d

Provisions against pulling any Ireland-Luxembourg-Malta shit should be mandatory, though.

yakko@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 19d

Imagine that, an EU referendum that isn't going to be taken as an eternal, binding mandate to be obeyed at all costs by multiple parties. Happy for you, Iceland.

CAVOK@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 19d

I'd welcome our nordic brethren if they choose to join.

sidebro@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 19d

I hope they vote for this, continued discussions will hopefully turn into something good.

clanker_victim_555@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 19d (4 replies)

Don't you have to be in Europe to join the EU? How is Iceland eligible? Is Canada eligible? We have a land border with (the kingdom of) Denmark.

CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 19d

Iceland is part of Europe though, culturally, geographically, geologically (though geologically it's part of both Europe and North America) and geopolitically.

map of Iceland showing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge going through the island, the image also depicts what parts of Iceland are on the North American and the European tectonic plate, respectively

RidderSport@feddit.org · 8 pts · 19d (2 replies)

And technically I believe nowhere is it stipulated that the EU must be on the European continent. Turkey would have had most of their territory outside the EU

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 2 pts · 18d (1 reply)

Armenia and Georgia are both also potential candidates, and both are in Asia Minor.

Canada could pose other problems in that standards there are historically aligned with the US and Mexico rather than European neighbours (110V electricity and North American TV standards are two examples, though by then broadcast TV may be an anachronism).

FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 18d

They have tons of laws in common with the US, trade deals, railways that cross all over the place... Cutting canada from the US would be a nightmare