Former Icelandic PM Haarde on HARDtalk
Geir H. Haarde, the former Icelandic Prime Minister, was in a BBC HARDtalk interview last night. He was questioned especially about the blame of the f...
Sweden makes nuclear U-turn
Sweden made a sharp turn away from its 29-year ban on new nuclear power plants last week when the government overturned the 1980 law. The Swedish gove...
Norway drops its beef with iTunes
Now that Apple has changed its tune and allowed the songs sold through its popular iTunes Shop to be compatible with any MP3 player, a Norwegian consu...
Stansted airport snowed in
Passengers on their way to ‘snowy Iceland’ got caught up in snow before taking off from London’s Stansted airport. The full aeroplane was ...
Iceland-stand-by arrangement – Review under the emergency financing mechanism
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PM OFFICE: Today, the International Monetary Fund published a report: “Review Under the Emergency Financing Mechanism...
Reykjavik Nordic Fashion Biennale starting in March
The Nordic House in Iceland is hosting the first Nordic Fashion Biennale from 19th March to 5th April. Launching the event in Reykjavik is no coincide...
Sweden and Denmark going postal together
In one of the more unusual mergers of the year, the national postal services of Sweden and Denmark have signed an agreement to combine their two agenc...
Coordination Committee publishes its first report
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PM’S OFFICE: The Coordination Committee which has the overall responsibility of developing, implementing and co...