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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miranda Bryant in Hvammur, Þorlákshöfn and Reykjavík

Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU

Reykjavík, Iceland, late-summer light across Tjörnin and Esja, 19 August 2026.
The vote in Iceland was brought forward after Trump's aggressive moves towards Greenland. Photograph: Sigga Ella/The Guardian

For a long time, the prospect of becoming the third generation to run his family farm was an exciting one, says Davíð Clausen Pétursson.

Icelandic farmers were starting to get higher prices for their meat and milk, debt was no longer an occupational prerequisite and innovation was on the rise.

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