European Parliament: Denmark given extra seat
The European Parliament is likely set to give Denmark any extra seat in the assembly after next year’s elections, which would give Denmark 15 votes in...
Iceland to host European leaders for two-day human rights summit
Today, Iceland is set to host European leaders for a two-day summit on human rights and to show support for Ukraine. The summit, Council of Europe (Co...
Awarding Destination Iceland campaign to M&C Saatchi UK leads to a lawsuit
In Iceland, like elsewhere, authorities have reacted in diverse ways to the negative economic impact of COVID-19. Amongst projects included in the gov...
Residency assured for Iceland and EEA following Brexit
Negotiations between the EFTA countries within the European single market have been completed over the continued citizens’ rights in the event of a no...
The import/export of organic goods between the EU, Norway and Iceland allowed once more
From tomorrow onwards the import of organic products from Iceland and Norway will be allowed again, including organically farmed Norwegian salmon. The...
The media response to the new Icelandic Government
A recent headline in the Washington Post remarks on the new Icelandic government „Iceland ousted one leader named in the Panma Papers, but ended up wi...
From Panama to the Bahamas – A new data leak
Five Icelandic individuals are found to have offshore companies in the Bahamas. There is no evidence so far to banks having used the tax haven but RUV...
Russia bans Icelandic food imports
The Russian government has added Iceland to a list of countries from which all food imports are banned. The ban was introduced after the US and the EU...