Trump's Greenland threats cast a shadow on Iceland's vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks

Some supporters believe the European Union could offer protections if Trump ever made similar threats against Iceland. But opponents are not happy that EU membership could jeopardize Iceland’s rich fishing stocks.

Icelanders began voting Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.

Iceland first applied to join the EU in 2009, amid a financial crisis that hit the country's small, exposed economy especially hard, and talks ended under a Eurosceptic government in 2013.

Icelanders go to the polls on Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels. The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the EU in the wake of a 2009 financial crisis that devastated its economy. The m

VOTERS are heading to the polls to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations on becoming a member of the European Union

Icelanders go to the polls on Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels. The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the EU in the wake of a 2009 financial crisis that devastated its economy.

The Nordic nation shelved earlier plans to join the EU over fishing rights, but geopolitics, including Trump's threat to seize Greenland, has prompted a rethink.

Voters will be asked to answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the question: ‘Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?’

Amid economic and security challenges, Iceland is holding a referendum more than a decade after pausing accession talks.

Voters in Iceland are heading to the polls to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations on becoming a member of the European Union and they are doing so in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats on nearby Greenland

Trump's Greenland threats cast a shadow on Iceland's vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks  AP News

REYKJAVIK, Aug 29 - Icelanders vote on Saturday on whether to reopen membership talks with the European Union, with islanders split down the middle after months of debate focused on the cost of living, security and control over fishing waters.

Iceland votes on whether to start EU membership talks  Reuters

Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

The usually genial country has been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union.

Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and growing uncertainty over U.S. security commitments have added a geopolitical dimension to Iceland’s EU debate.

Iceland will decide whether to restart talks on joining the European Union in a referendum on Saturday, with President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland a motivating factor.

Icelanders are to vote Saturday on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity, in a referendum seen as going down to the wire.