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Does the EU need more member states? Take our survey

Euronews Portugal1 September 2026 at 08:32

After Iceland voted "no" to joining the European Union, the question arises about the current state of European enlargement. The article questions whether the EU needs more member states and invites readers to take a survey on this topic.

Nine candidate countries are currently awaiting accession to the European Union, but none are as close to joining as Iceland would have been. This suggests that despite the interest of several countries in joining the European bloc, the enlargement process remains slow and uncertain.

The outcome of the Icelandic referendum, which rejected EU membership, contrasts with the willingness of other candidate countries that continue to await a decision. This situation raises doubts about the future of European expansion and about which nations may come to join the bloc in the coming years.

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