Elections in Iceland: Social Democratic Alliance becomes largest party
After a snap election called by Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, the center-left Social Democratic Alliance won the most election votes, ...
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Spjallgrímur: The Multilingual AI Chatbot Simplifying Iceland’s 2024 Elections for a Global Audience
Icelandic voters and political enthusiasts worldwide have a new tool: Spjallgrímur, an innovative AI-powered chatbot designed to make the 2024 parliam...
Ukraine-Nordic summit in Iceland: President Zelenskyy discusses future with Nordic leaders
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy marked his first working visit to Iceland on 29th October as part of the Ukraine-Nordic summit, where Ukraine’s future w...
Politics in Iceland: Iceland’s government coalition collapses
Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has announced that Iceland’s coalition government has disbanded due to disagreements on political issues,...
Maria Malmer Stenergard appointed as Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
It was announced on Tuesday 10th September that Maria Malmer Stenergard has been appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Stenergard will be repl...
Tobias Billström steps down as Foreign Minister of Sweden
In an unexpected move, Tobias Billström has stepped down from his position as Sweden’s Foreign Minister, where Billström is set to leave when th...
Port access in Norway restricted for Russian fishing vessels
As part of the EU’s sanctions against Russia, Norway is targeting key sectors of the Russian economy, including restricting the access of Russian fish...
Memorandum of Understanding signed between Norwegian and Finnish defense ministries
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Norway and Finland as part of a defense cooperation between the two Nordic countries. The Memora...