Iceland's government has said a vote on resuming accession talks with the EU will be held in August. Iceland withdrew from talks in 2013 — but rising costs, the war in Ukraine and US imperialism have prompted a rethink.
  • stoicEuropean@lemmy.mlEnglish
    18·
    26 days ago

    It’s about time. Since the icelandic people are so dependent on fishing, I would even be fine with it, if they got some kind of special deal that protects their domestic fishing waters.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
    175·
    26 days ago

    Said it once I‘ll say it again: A referendum is a really bad idea for a representative democracy in times of fake news and large misinformation campaigns. The far right loves referendums because it‘s easier to manipulate the masses around a single issue in a short period of time. And that‘s exactly why you should be suspicious of them.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      26 days ago

      I get your point but this always has been the case. Misinformation was made into an art during WWII and hasn’t gone since. Haven’t we had any democratic decisions since?

      The point is that we need to kill the misinformation, not referendums