Iceland will hold a referendum "in the coming months" on restarting European Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Wednesday during a visit to Poland. "In the coming months we are going to have a referendum on opening up the negotiations, the accession negotiations for Iceland to possibly join the EU," Frostadottir told a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Iceland's centre-left government, which came to power after a snap election in 2024, had promised to hold a referendum no later than next year on restarting talks with the EU. Frostadottir said reopening the talks was about "opening an opportunity" for Iceland and pursuing better integration for the country in Europe. Iceland is already part of the EU's single market, the Schengen open-border travel zone, and the European Free Trade Association.

Source: Irish Independent February 26, 2026 08:59 UTC