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24 August – 1 September

Iceland holds referendum on EU membership

On 29 August, Icelanders are voting in a referendum to revive negotiations for European Union membership. Preliminary data shows that 51% of Icelanders support this initiative, which could have implications for the geopolitical landscape in the region.

In brief

  • The referendum takes place on 29 August 2026
  • 51% of Icelanders support reviving negotiations
  • Iceland first applied for EU membership in 2009
  • Negotiations were suspended in 2013
  • The vote could affect the EU's geopolitical appeal
Covered by 6 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money 3 sources
  • Media business 19 sources
  • Big capital 7 sources
  • Readers and grants 1 source
  • Undisclosed 2 sources

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 37
  • Commentary 1
65%38 items
Big capital
  • Newsroom 8
14%8 items
Public money
  • Newsroom 5
9%5 items
Budget
  • Newsroom 4
7%4 items
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 2
3%2 items
Readers and grants
  • Newsroom 1
2%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 1
  • region 2
  • country 30
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 32
  • Telegram 3
  • TV and radio 9
  • Agencies 12
  • Weeklies and analysis 2

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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