Tag: Iceland
In August 2026 Icelanders will vote in a referendum whether Iceland should open accession talks with a view to joining the European Union.
When the European Migration Pact entered into force in June 2026, it brought with it a landmark change: a unified EU-wide list of “safe countries of origin.” Migrants from these nations now face automatic rejection of their asylum claims, with no individual assessment required. This new bloc-level list operates alongside – and above – the national safe-country designations already in place across most member states.
What a nation spends on education reveals its future ambitions. While economic giants dominate headlines in raw dollars, it is often smaller, developing nations that invest the deepest – sacrificing the largest share of their GDP to build classrooms, train teachers, and equip the next generation.
This infographic maps the highest and lowest average IQ scores across Europe, using the latest 2026 rankings from the International IQ Test.
