Finnish company applies to build nation’s sixth nuclear reactor
Finland is debating whether it needs a sixth nuclear power plant, and several firms are vying to win the contract to build it. The Finnish utility com...
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Norway and Guyana work together on climate change
The tiny South American nation of Guyana has received a big boost from Norway as the two countries have agreed to work together to reduce their impact...
Organisation for Civic Action hosting political debate
On February 16th in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Organisation for Civic Action will host a debate on the state of the nation in the wake of the economic cr...
Former Icelandic PM Haarde on HARDtalk
Geir H. Haarde, the former Icelandic Prime Minister, was in a BBC HARDtalk interview last night. He was questioned especially about the blame of the f...
Sweden makes nuclear U-turn
Sweden made a sharp turn away from its 29-year ban on new nuclear power plants last week when the government overturned the 1980 law. The Swedish gove...
Iceland-stand-by arrangement – Review under the emergency financing mechanism
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PM OFFICE: Today, the International Monetary Fund published a report: “Review Under the Emergency Financing Mechanism...
Sweden and Denmark going postal together
In one of the more unusual mergers of the year, the national postal services of Sweden and Denmark have signed an agreement to combine their two agenc...
Coordination Committee publishes its first report
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PM’S OFFICE: The Coordination Committee which has the overall responsibility of developing, implementing and co...