CSU Party in Germany against Iceland joining the EU
According to German news source Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Christian Social Union of Bavaria party which is the sister party of German Chancellor Angela...
Application sent to Stockholm for Iceland to join the EU
According to Morgunbladid, a large Icelandic news source, the application for Icelandic membership to the European Union has been sent today and alrea...
Iceland’s Prime Minister’s statement on decision to apply for EU membership
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland’s Prime Minister and leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats issued the following statement on the decision of...
Iceland will send an application to join the EU
Today the Icelandic Parliament has voted “yes” to start official negotiations to apply for European Union membership. The votes were clos...
Iceland has mixed feelings about EU Membership
Political parties within Iceland are either disagreeing or in support of the possible European Union membership proposal, a decision made by the Icela...
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...
Relations between Sweden and Russia get frosty
Sweden’s traditionally tenuous relationship with Russia has once again jumped into the limelight after Moscow objected to Swedish plans to hold a majo...
Sweden faces tough road with EU presidency
As Sweden assumes the presidency of the European Union today, it inherits financial crisis, a tenuous balance of power in the region, and major concer...