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Editorial illustration of an Icelandic ballot leading first to a door marked Talks and only after a long negotiating table to a distant Membership door.
Iceland's August ballot authorizes talks; any membership agreement would return to voters later.Illustration: OpenAI ImageGen / NowpinionAI-generated editorial illustration created with OpenAI ImageGen under Nowpinion's direction.

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Iceland Is Not Voting to Join the EU

The 29 August referendum opens a door to negotiations, not membership. Behind that distinction sit Iceland's real choices about fish, currency, security and political influence.