Iceland Votes on EU Accession Talks Referendum

Icelanders are voting in a referendum on Saturday, August 29, 2026, to decide whether their government should restart negotiations to join the European Union. The ballot asks a single yes-or-no question: "Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?" A vote in favor would not make Iceland a member but would initiate a process estimated to take 18 to 24 months, followed by a second referendum on final membership. The vote comes 13 years after Iceland, under a previous government, paused its EU accession talks. Polls show the result is on a knife-edge, with recent surveys indicating an almost even split among the electorate. A Gallup poll this week found 51.