Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir said Iceland is being hit with rhetoric and misinformation ‘from the Reform playbook’. Photograph: Thomas Traasdahl/Reuters

Iceland’s foreign minister has said she fears her country faces a “Brexit moment” in its looming EU referendum amid warnings over misinformation, foreign interference and AI.

With just over three months to go until Iceland votes on whether or not to continue accession talks with the EU, developments are being closely watched by Washington, Moscow and Brussels.