Trump’s Greenland threats cast a shadow on Iceland’s vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks

Icelanders are voting Saturday on whether to restart talks about joining the European Union. (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)

Voters in Iceland went to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations to join the European Union, against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to control nearby Greenland. The yes-or-no referendum question is simple enough for the roughly 265,000 eligible voters: Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union? (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)

People with Icelandic flags attend an “Afram Island”, “Forward, Iceland”, rally, opposing the resumption of European Union accession talks at Austurvollur in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station inside Reykjavik City Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, left, casts her ballot at Álftamýrarskóli polling station in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

A voter casts a ballot behind a voting screen at Reykjavik City Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Election officials assist a voter at a polling station inside Reykjavik City Hall in Reykjavik…

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