nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/c9087c001bd6d399 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260921s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/c9087c001bd6d399 doi eng 342 23 Mendez Pinedo, Maria Elvira Author aut Iceland and EU Accession Referendum - Yes to European Cooperation, No to Further Integration Mendez Pinedo, Maria Elvira Verfassungsblog 2026-09-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The recent referendum held on 29 August 2026 confirmed that 52,8% of Icelandic citizens do not want any change regarding European cooperation and prefer to participate in the European internal market through the European Economic Agreement while actively preserving its national independence and avoiding EU membership. However, in the eyes of the people, the relationship between the EU and Iceland remains stable and positive. Accordingly, the rejection of EU membership should be interpreted as a political embrace of a well-functioning status quo. CC BY-SA 4.0 EEA EU EU Accession Iceland Island Referendum (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4027754-9 gnd Island Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/iceland-and-eu-accession-referendum/ raw object