
CER/Kreab breakfast on 'After Iceland's EU referendum'
In August earlier this year, Iceland voted against reopening accession talks with the EU, thirteen years after they were broken off. The referendum was held against a backdrop of international tensions, including US President Donald Trump's repeated threats against neighbouring Greenland. Supporters of EU membership believed European solidarity would improve national security; while the victorious No voters feared a loss of the country's sovereignity, particularly over ceding control of their fishing rights. How might the EU-Iceland relationship evolve in the future?
