The EU's Arctic Aspirations Sunk by Icelandic Voters Iceland has sent a clear message to Europe: its fishing waters are off limits. In a closely contested referendum, 52.
8% of voters rejected the government's proposal to reopen membership talks with the European Union. This decision may have inadvertently sunk the EU's Arctic ambitions.
For years, Brussels had been counting on Iceland to be the next domino to fall in its expansion plans for the High North.