Former Prime Minister voted out as leader of the Progressive party
The Progressive party struggled with considerable tension in the weeks leading up to its annual party assembly on Sunday where Sigmundur David Gunnlau...
Wall street lawyers hold no fear for Iceland’s defiant prime minister
IceNews recently reported about Wall Street lawyers preparing to indict the Icelandic government for defaulting on sovereign claims. Bloomberg reporte...
Iceland names Sigrun Magnusdottir as minister of environment
Iceland has announced that Sigrun Magnusdottir has been chosen to replace the outgoing Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the country’s minister of environme...
Iceland: Mackerel talks reach standstill again
Iceland revealed it failed to reach a deal with “one coastal state”, thought to be Norway, as mackerel talks in London came to a close on Thursday....
Icelandic Fisheries Minister: Quotas ‘based on science’
Icelandic Fisheries Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has said that he has drawn up the total catch quotas for most species of fish for the upcoming f...
Iceland aims to protect smaller coastal communities
Iceland has vowed to protect its smaller, more remote coastal fishing communities as an increasing number of companies are choosing to carry out their...
Iceland sets mackerel quota
Iceland has set its total allowable mackerel catch quota for this year at 147,547 metric tonnes.
Statement from Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
“We were pleased to welcome EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki to Iceland last week to discuss the ongoing debate over mackerel fishing rights in the Nort...