Iceland rejects talks to join EU in close-fought referendum

Brussels officials had hoped an Iceland vote to join would curb euroscepticism

Icelanders voted 52.8% to 47.2% against reopening talks to join the European Union.

Icelanders have rejected a government push to reopen membership talks and side with those who said Iceland's fishing waters were too important to risk.

The capital of Reykjavik was the only area where a majority supported the referendum

Iceland has voted 52.8% to 47.2% against resuming accession negotiations with the European Union, effectively closing the door on membership. Here are the four takeaways from the referendum.

In a referendum held on Saturday, Icelanders voted 'no' to restarting talks towards membership in the bloc after a campaign dominated by debates over the nation's sovereignty and independence.

In a referendum held on Saturday, Icelanders voted 'no' to restarting talks towards membership in the bloc after a campaign dominated by debates over the nation's sovereignty and independence.

The country is already part of the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area, which allows frictionless movement of people, goods, capital and services.

A nationwide referendum failed to win enough support to restart negotiations on European Union membership, despite geopolitical tensions in the North Atlantic.

Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV ​reported on Sunday, ‌rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and ⁠siding with those who said Iceland's fishing waters were too important to risk. A 'no' vote will disappoint Brussels, ‌as some officials had cast Iceland as a low-ri

Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s single market.

Iceland has voted against restarting accession talks with the European Union in a referendum held this weekend. A tally of votes on Sunday morning, reported by Iceland’s national broadcaster, RÚV, showed that Icelanders rejected the government’s bid to resume negotiations with the bloc, with 52.5 percent voting against

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Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union, according to the national broadcaster

The country went to the polls on Saturday on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union.

Some 47.5% of voters supported the government's proposal while 52.5% said no, according to local broadcaster RUV's estimates. Final results are expected later on Sunday.

Icelanders sided with those who said its fishing waters were too important to risk.

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Iceland has voted against resuming membership talks with the European Union, public broadcaster RUV has reported, with just one constituency's votes left to count.

Broadcaster RUV reports the nation is on track to reject resuming EU membership talks as the final votes are tallied.

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The 'No' camp had 52.5 percent and the 'Yes' camp had 47.5 percent with only a few ballots left to count, RUV reports.

No camp looks to have prevailed, holding 52.5% of votes with only a few left to be counted, says public broadcaster Iceland appears to have ⁠rejected ⁠the government’s proposal ​to hold ⁠accession talks with ⁠the ​European Union, ‌the public ‌broadcaster RUV has ‌reported, with only a small ‌number of votes ​left to co

Iceland has voted against a government proposal to resume talks to join the European Union, according to a public broadcaster.

Iceland poised to reject EU membership talks  euractiv.com

Icelanders are on track to reject reopening membership talks with the European Union in Saturday’s referendum.

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The vote against the EU led by 52.8 percent with nearly all votes counted, according to RÚV, Iceland's broadcaster.

Iceland's 'No' camp appears to be slightly ahead in a referendum on resuming the country's suspended European Union membership negotiations, as online ballot counting approached the end.