Iceland to propose holding EU referendum during autumn, broadcaster RUV reports

STOCKHOLM, March ‌5 (Reuters) - Iceland's ​government ​will propose to its parliament to hold a referendum ‌during the autumn on whether to ⁠resume European Union accession talks abandoned ‌more than a decade ‌ago, public broadcaster RUV reported on Thursday, citing sources.

RUV reported on ​its website that the government would submit the bill to ⁠parliament next week and that the vote, according ​to sources, looked most likely to take place late September.

KEY CONTEXT

* ​Reykjavik in 2013 ‌abandoned EU membership talks after fouryears of negotiations * A rise ⁠in the cost of living and the war in Ukraine inrecent years ⁠rekindled the island nation's interest in joiningthe ​bloc, polls have shown * Threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex Greenlandhave also ‌made the question of EU membership more pressing * In ‌February Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir ⁠said thevote would ‌take place ​in the coming months

(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Jane ‌Merriman)

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