Election Monitors Coming to Iceland
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is on its way to Iceland to supervise parliamentary elections on 25 April. The OSCE report, filed last month, asks m
Kauphöll Among World’s Smallest, Libya May be Kaupþing
Iceland’s stock exchange is now among the world’s smallest, and a Libyan company has shown in interest in buying part of Kaupþing in Luxemborg. At one time among the w
Iceland Releases “Responsible Fisheries” Mission Statement
The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has released a mission statement of sustainable fishing to global media sources. Morgunblaðið reports that the campaign, called Responsi
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Iceland Thanks the Immigrants
A special “gratitude campaign” is being launched to show Iceland’s immigrants thanks for their participation in our society. Initiated by the Human Rights Office
Government to Aim for “Gender Budgeting”
Iceland’s government will aim to take a gender-based assessment of the national budget. Minister of Agriculture, Finance and Foreign Affairs Steingrímur J. Sigfússon announ
Iceland Assists Elections in Macedonia and Moldova
Two Icelandic officials will be travelling to the European countries to help with the supervision of elections. The officials will travel first to Macedonia for the presidential el
Fox News Warns Against Travel to Iceland
FOX News has warned its viewers to be wary of travelling to Iceland. During a television spot called “Warning Signs”, Erik Torkells, the tripadvisor.com editor, gave Fo
Íslendingabók Arrives on Facebook
The world-renowned genealogy text has made its way to the popular social networking service. Coming in the form of an application, the Facebook version tracks the genealogy records
Unemployed Swim for Free in Hafnarfjörður
A town ordinance has granted Hafnarfjörður’s unemployed residents free swimming rights at the public pool. The memberships will be given six months at a time, at which time
Most Icelanders Support Government
A recent Capacent poll shows that most Icelanders support the current minority government. About 60% of those polled said they support the Social Democrat/Leftist-Green coalition.
Supermarkets Should Be More Child- (and Parent-) Friendly
Spokespeople from consumer advocate and childcare groups are calling for supermarkets to take responsibility for where items are sold. These are among the new consumer regulations
Indefense to Meet British Parliament
The activist social networking group Indefense is to meet with the British government on Tuesday to submit a petition from the Icelandic people. The petition, some 83,000 names str
Obama Supports Commercial Whaling Ban
A press release from the White House emphasises that the office of the US presidency supports a ban on commercial whaling. The statement, released days before the International Wha
Nordic-Carribean Tax Shelter Transparency Deal Struck
An agreement between the Nordic countries and the Cayman Islands has been established that would provide information about companies enjoying tax shelters in the island country. Th
Poll: Social Democrats Enjoy Most Support
The Social Democratic Party currently enjoys the support of one-third of the nation, according to a poll conducted by television station Stöð 2 and the newspaper Fréttablaðið.
Justice Minister Wants to Re-Examine Automatic Religion Registration
Minister of Justice Ragna Árnadóttir wants to re-examine an Icelandic law that automatically registers children to a religious denomination. The Office of Equal Rights has conten
Dan Rather Reports on Iceland
Veteran journalist Dan Rather released an episode of Dan Rather Reports for HDNet that focuses on Iceland’s economic crisis. An introduction to the episode can be watched her
Unemployment Passes 8%
Those registered for unemployment benefits reached 8.2% of the population last month, according to statistics from the Directorate of Labor. All told there were 13,276 people regis
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Parties Seeking EU Agreement
Iceland’s political parties are seeking to reach an agreement with regards to the European Union. Bjarni Benediktsson, an MP for the Conservative Party, said that the next bi