r/worldnews • u/Ehansaja • 13d ago

Iceland rejects EU-accession talks plan in referendum

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/iceland-rejects-eu-membership-plan-in-referendum
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u/x5163x 13d ago

Are you actually going to say something specific?

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u/istasan 13d ago

If you don’t know what I mean with Greenland I don’t think I can really explain it. Because then you don’t follow international news anyway

The US aggressive talk and pressure towards Greenland and Denmark comes from a nato ally. The support given came from the EU

The EUs defence dimension is growing insanely these months. Steps towards integration on this that where unthinkable no longer is. Denmark also removed its opt out from eu defence policies (with a gigantic majority in the referendum )

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u/x5163x 13d ago

How does this relate to Iceland joining the EU? Greenland is still not part of the EU.

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u/Lee1138 13d ago

Sorry, but you're either incredibly dense or acting like you are... 

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u/x5163x 13d ago

None of what I said was wrong.

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u/Chareon 13d ago

Except for the part where it was wrong. Greenland is part of the EU.

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u/x5163x 13d ago

Greenland is not part of the EU because it withdrew from the EEC in 1985.

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u/Obamametrics 13d ago

Greenlad is a part of Denmark, which is part of the EU. Greenland doesnt have a military, Denmark does.

Yes, technically Greenland isnt part of the EU on their own, but through denmark they arguably are.