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Video. Iceland and the European Union: so near and yet so far

Updated: 31/07/2026 - 15:00 GMT+2

On August 29 Iceland is voting by referendum whether or not to resume EU membership negotiations, suspended since 2013. We travelled to the volcanic island to investigate the pros and cons, fears, hopes, expectations and doubts - and discovered a hotly polarised society.

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