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What to know about Iceland’s vote on whether to restart talks to join the EU

By BRIAN MELLEY and JAMES BROOKS REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a “piece of ice, cold and poorly located,” the...

Swiss turn down population cap referendum

Swiss voters rejected a controversial proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million, with urban voters and older generations among the main groups...

Parliament approves air passenger data agreements with Norway and Iceland

On 18 March, MEPs have approved agreements on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data from the European Union to Norway and Iceland,...

A referendum in August will decide whether Iceland will restart EU membership talks

The government of Iceland is preparing to hold a referendum on 29 August regarding the potential resumption of membership talks with the European Union,...

European Commission and Swiss Confederation sign a broad package of EU-Switzerland agreements

On 2 March 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, and Guy Parmelin, the President of the Swiss Confederation, signed...

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