Finland’s president to visit Iceland
The newly elected members of Iceland’s Althing will be welcoming the President of Finland as a guest during his state visit scheduled for May 28 and 2...
Icelandic citizens head to the polls
Icelandic voters will have nearly twice as many political parties to choose from in today’s parliamentary election than during the last time the...
Iceland’s likely future PM says country’s bank debt write down is inevitable
The man predicted to become Iceland’s next prime minister said a major debt write down is necessary prior to lifting crippling currency controls...
Icelandic Althingi Parliament says yes to Icesave
33 MPs voted yes to the Icesave Bill, 30 said no. The voting lasted over three hours and was at times fierce and personal. It is now up to the Iceland...
Parliament discusses EU membership today
The Icelandic Parliament, known locally as Althingi, will have a meeting today at 10:30 local time (UTC 0). The main focus will be discussion about m...
New Government Takes Office – Social Democrats and Left-Greens Continue their Coalition Partnership
A new coalition government, formed by the Social Democrat Alliance and the Left-Green Movement, formally announced today at a press conference held at...
Unbowed Icelandic PM sends a strong message to UK
In an emotional address to parliament today, Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde summed up the tempestuous waves of misfortune that over the last ...