Iceland says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027
www.euronews.com
Iceland has traditionally been ambivalent about joining the bloc but issues like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and a range of domestic issues has meant the country is slowly warming to the idea of membership. #EuropeNews

The incoming administration of Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, which takes over on Sunday, also said it will set up a panel of experts to look into the advantages and disadvantages of retaining the Icelandic crown over adopting the Euro.

  • Flying SquidEnglish
    1017·
    4 months ago

    Maybe don’t use “Iceland” and “slowly warming” in what seems to be a positive story?

    • x00zEnglish
      61·
      4 months ago

      You get downmodded but I felt the same way.

      At a glance one might read they are literally warming up and want to join the EU for help.

      • phlegmy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        4 months ago

        Sure, if you completely skip every other word in the paragraph and have the reading comprehension of a four year old.

        • x00zEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          Does not matter. Any good writer would notice how it can be misinterpreted at a glance.

    • WhatYouNeedEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Wasn’t Iceland and Greenland deliberately named liked this (the oppositeof how they actually are), to cause confusion to medieval sailors? Or is this just an urban legend?

      • Flying SquidEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I don’t know if the Greenland thing is an urban legend, but Greenland was much greener when the Vikings got there because it was during the Medieval Warm Period.