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The Maskína annual survey commissioned by the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (utanríkisráðuneyti) on attitudes towards international affairs was conducted online from 12 to 19 March 2026 with 936 respondents aged 18+ nationwide. Headline findings: 84% of respondents reported greater concern about developments in international affairs than a year earlier; 71% expressed significant concern; approximately 6% reported little or no concern. On personal security, 88% experienced Iceland as a safe country, with only 2% disagreeing. On the value of international cooperation, 69% believed Iceland's participation in international cooperation strengthens Iceland's sovereignty, and 73% strongly agreed that Iceland's economic prosperity depends on international cooperation (with another 22% agreeing moderately). Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir cited these figures in a speech at the annual conference of Alþjóðamálastofnun HÍ, the Foreign Ministry, and Norræna húsið on 14 April 2026, presenting the findings as evidence that the public recognises the importance of international engagement.
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The survey measures attitudes towards international affairs broadly, not EU membership specifically. The 84% / 71% / 88% headline figures concern global developments and personal security, not direct support for EU accession. Care is needed in framing: rising concern about international affairs is consistent with multiple policy responses (more EU integration, more NATO cooperation, more bilateral agreements, more domestic preparedness). The poll is published by the commissioning ministry rather than an independent third party — the framing of results in the press release should be distinguished from the underlying data. No margin of error is reported in the public release.