Iceland MP: opting out of EU accession will be ‘very costly’
A prevalent MP in Reykjavik has said that Iceland will suffer if the country abandons its effort to join the European Union. The comments came via MP ...
Poll: less than 25% of Icelanders support ruling coalition
New figures have shown that less than a quarter of Iceland’s voters support the country’s ruling coalition. According to a MMR Research report publish...
Iceland cleared of all claims in Icesave dispute
This morning at a hearing in Luxembourg, the EFTA Court rejected all claims made by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Icelandic state in the...
Iceland envoy: EU talks are not dead
Iceland’s ambassador to the European Union has said that accession talks have simply been delayed, rather than suspended. The comments came via a stat...
Iceland suspends EU accession effort
Iceland has suspended talks about its bid to join the European Union until after the upcoming election. The announcement from coalition officials in R...
Iceland PM: capital controls may stay past deadline
Iceland’s Prime Minister has said that the island nation’s capital controls may need to remain in place beyond the 2013 deadline.
Former Baugur head formally charged in Reykjavik
The former chief of Icelandic investment firm Baugur has been indicted on charges over wrongdoing dating from before the 2008 Iceland banking collapse...
Reykjavik issues offshore drilling licenses
Iceland’s government has issued several new offshore exploration licenses. According to reports, Faroe Petroleum has been granted a provisional explor...