Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership negotiations
Summary
Iceland is holding a vote to decide if it should start talks again about joining the European Union. The country first applied to join after a 2009 financial crisis but stopped negotiations in 2013 when a government against EU membership took power.Key Facts
- Iceland has about 400,000 people.
- Iceland applied to join the EU after suffering a financial crisis in 2009.
- Talks about joining the EU were stopped in 2013.
- The talks ended because a government that did not support the EU was elected.
- The referendum vote is taking place on a Saturday.
- The result of this vote will be closely watched by officials in Brussels, the EU's main city.
- The vote asks Icelanders if they want to restart EU membership talks.
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