Referendum on a new Faroese Constitution in April 2018
According to a press release a referendum on the Faroese constitution will be held on 25 April 2018. “The Government is aiming to ensure as broad supp...
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Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin trolls Trump on Twitter
Deputy Prime Minster of Sweden, Isabella Lövin, signed a climate bill obliging future governments of Sweden to lessen the emitting of greenhouse gasse...
Reports of Trump’s summit with Putin in Iceland retracted
Yesterday’s news reported an alleged meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Reykjavik. The meeting was to take p...
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...
Majority in government to be announced on Tuesday
Deliberations for a majority government in Icelandic parliament is well underway with a tight majority comprised of the Independence party along with ...
Third attempt to form government failed today – Pirates return the mandate
Leaders of the five parties that have been attempting to form a majority coalition government for the past week have decided to end their deliberation...
Third deliberations lead by Pirates progressing slowly
The five parties deliberating to form a new five party majority coalition in government issued a statement yesterday where they inform that tal...
Pirates leading deliberations for a five party coalition
Birgitta Jonsdottir chairwoman of the Icelandic Pirate party now holds the mandate to form a majority government said this the five parties now delibe...