All entries related to Iceland, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/countries/iceland 2026-03-19T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1a27ae6e:en 2026-03-19T06:00:00Z

The triggers are geopolitical shifts: US threats against Greenland (Trump's foreign policy), growing transatlantic uncertainty and European tendencies towards solidarity. Foreign Minister Gunnarsdóttir warns: a 'no' would close doors and Iceland risks becoming relatively isolated. She referred to Brexit as a cautionary example of disinformation in such votes. Iceland's earlier accession negotiations (2009–2013) were suspended, among other reasons because of the fisheries dispute, and were officially discontinued in 2015. Original source: Euronews (Shona Murray). — Source: https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/politik/ein-nein-w%C3%BCrde-t%C3%BCren-schlie%C3%9Fen-island-vor-richtungsentscheidung-%C3%BCber-eu-kurs/ar-AA1YZVKV

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Ten European countries agree to accelerate the expansion of offshore wind farms in the 2030s and to build a power grid in the North Sea – a milestone in transforming the ageing oil basin into a 'clean energy reservoir'. Plan: offshore wind farms with direct connections to various countries via high-voltage submarine cables; 100 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity (enough for 143 million households). Governments pledge to jointly build 5 GW of offshore wind capacity per year from 2031-2040. Over 100 companies signed an industry declaration on cost reduction and the creation of 91,000 jobs. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: the North Sea is to become the 'largest clean energy reservoir worldwide'. The UK also plans to cooperate with Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands on cross-border offshore projects with joint planning and cost sharing. Transmission system operators are to identify around 20 GW of 'economically promising' cross-border projects by 2027 (including hybrid projects such as a UK wind farm exporting electricity to other countries). — Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/26/uk-among-10-countries-to-build-100gw-wind-power-grid-in-north-sea