Iceland's government has said a vote on resuming accession talks with the EU will be held in August. Iceland withdrew from talks in 2013 — but rising costs, the war in Ukraine and US imperialism have prompted a rethink.

Iceland’s government has said a vote on resuming accession talks with the EU will be held in August. Iceland withdrew from talks in 2013 — but rising costs, the war in Ukraine and US imperialism have prompted a rethink.

  • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    12 days ago

    You cannot really do something as fundamentally impactful as joining the EU without explicit consent from the people though.

    This is also not a referendum on joining the EU yet, but rather one to restart negotiations. There will be another referendum once the deal for Iceland joining the EU has been completed, to check with the people whether they find the terms acceptable.

    There are ways to hold referendums on this that are better than how the shitshow that was Brexit was handled.

    • Jännät@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      24·
      12 days ago

      There are ways to hold referendums on this that are better than how the shitshow that was Brexit was handled.

      Not sure what you mean with this. How do you hold a referendum that ensures people aren’t affected by misinformation, in this day and age when conservatives control all the major social media platforms?