PM: British to blame for Iceland bank collapse
During a meeting with the Icelandic Independence party this morning, PM Geir H. Haarde didn’t mince words about the British authorities. Accordi...
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Dutch and Iceland have reached consensus concerning Icesave
After constructive deliberations, the Dutch and Icelandic governments have agreed on a solution regarding the Dutch depositors of Landsbanki IceSave s...
Optimism after meeting with Dutch
Ossur Skarphedinsson, the Icelandic cabinet minister, was very happy about the outcomes of meetings about the deposits in Icelandic banks in the Nethe...
Lithuania should be helping Iceland
“Lithuania should be helping Iceland in it’s financial crisis,” says MP Petras Austrevicius of the liberal party in Lithuania and co...
Sweden’s Nobel Committee slams “insular” American writers
In an outspoken declaration from Horace Engdahl, the head of the Swedish Nobel Committee, American authors are culturally “ignorant” and lack the clou...
Delegates from the UK Government in Iceland to talk finance crisis
Talks have started in Reykjavik about the fate of the UK’s Icesave savers and the Icelandic government is apparently willing to meet the obligat...
Protest over dismissal of lesbian editor of Finnish newspaper
The Alma Media newspaper group made its own news last week when it fired one of its recently-hired chief editors after learning she was a lesbian. Joh...
Russia considering loan to Iceland
The Russian press is beginning to speculate about the reasons for potential upcoming strengthened relationship between Iceland and Russia. The Moscow ...