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Iceland's voters have chosen sovereignty and independence in a national referendum over joining the European Union.   In spite of the prime minister and her center-left government's strong support for negotiating to join the EU, voters rejected even authorizing her to talk to the EU about it.  Polls showed that voters were concerned about keeping control over their own laws, fishing rights, and keeping their own national currency, the krone, instead of the euro.  Supporters of joining the EU tried to make an issue of President Trump desire to control nearby Greenland, but voters were not buying that argument.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/iceland-votes-reopening-eu-talks-referendum-too-close-call


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( September 1st, 2026 @ 7:29 pm )
 
The Icelandic people are on top of their s***, nobody wants to piss them off. When they kicked out the bank, that sent a message.

Put it this way: I'd volunteer to help boost the birth rate there instead of them paying "outsiders" to come in; that's one of the few issues I have with the Icelandic government.
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( August 31st, 2026 @ 9:22 pm )
 
Good for Iceland. It's never a good idea to give up national sovereignty and local control. When "leaders" attempt to give those things away, they should be looked at with great suspicion.



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