Heimssyn is Iceland’s „No to EU“ movement. It’s members agree that Iceland’s interests are best served as an independent country outside the European Union.
Founded in 2002 as a cross-political organization, Heimssyn’s goal has remained the same: to keep Iceland outside the EU.
Only one party, out of five represented in Althingi, is unequivocally for applying for membership of EU. This party, Resurrection, polled only 15,8 percent of the popular vote in the general elections in December 2024. The coalition government subsequently formed by Vidreisn, Democrats and The Peoples Party was made possible by The Peoples Party abandoning its election platform of not seeking membership of EU.
Heimssyn believes that EU is a project most suited for continental Europe. Iceland is positioned in the middle of North-Atlantic where circumstances and priorities are in many ways different from those in Europe. Sovereign government and good neighborly contacts to east and west of Iceland is what Heimssyn strives for on behalf of the Icelandic people.
e-mail: heimssyn@heimssyn.is