Progressive Party member: EU membership referendum ‘unlikely’
A referendum on whether Iceland should join the European Union (EU) is unlikely to take place, according to Progressive Party member Karl Gardarsson. ...
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Annual Icelandic-American conference focusses on Arctic opportunities
The annual Icelandic-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) conference will see public and private sector figures from Iceland, the US, Canada and Greenl...
Nina Kraviz heads to Iceland to promote TPNN label
Russian DJ Nina Kraviz will appear in Iceland on 15 May when she hosts a special record label party for TPNN in the capital Reykjavik. Kraviz will be ...
Iceland looks to future with AIIB membership
Iceland can look forward to future opportunities after announcing that it is to be a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB...
Significant rise in Iceland’s usage of renewable transport fuels
The proportion of renewable energy Iceland is using in its fuel consumption in transport has risen tenfold since 2010, revealed recent data. The repor...
Legal strike leads to Iceland Eurovision concerns
With the Eurovision Song Contest fast approaching, Icelandic fans of the annual event have been given cause for concern because an ongoing legal strik...
Reykjavik mayor wants Bjork exhibition reconstructed in Iceland
Despite the bad reviews the Bjork exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA) has received, Reykjavik mayor Dagur Bergthoruson Eggertsson wo...
Edmonton’s Taste of Iceland festival kicks off
The Canadian city of Edmonton has held the Taste of Iceland festival for the second successive year after the popularity of its inaugural edition. The...