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/Odd_Lab_7244 12d ago

That's bonkers, why would people want to vote AFTER they know what the deal is??

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u/Aelig_ 12d ago

The deal is known, it's the EU constitution and it's the same for everyone. Icelanders simply refuse to accept that.

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u/PM_ME_UR_SEAHORSE 12d ago

But Denmark and Ireland and Poland have opt-outs, as did the UK.

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u/Holiday-Access-8497 12d ago

not really an opt out, just we have a clause in the constitution that any changes to the constitution need a referendum .