Iceland to Hold Referendum on Restarting EU Accession Talks, Prime Minister Says

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said that her government ‘will listen to whatever the Icelandic population wants to do.’

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir arrives on the day of the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 2, 2025. Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said during a visit to Poland on Feb. 25 that Reykjavik will hold a referendum “in the coming months” on restarting European Union accession talks.

Iceland abandoned EU membership talks in 2013 after four years of negotiations. The Nordic island already has access to the EU’s single market through its membership of the European Economic Area and the Schengen open border travel zone.