UK European Parliament member disappointed by UK government
According to Icelandic morning paper Morgunbladid, Diana Wallis, who is the Vice Presidenet of the European Parliament and a UK Liberal Democrat, has ...
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Iceland: The future is in the EU
An article by Philip Lane, Professor of International Macroeconomics and Director of the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at Tri...
Norway’s train network on the rails
In the latest volley of an ongoing battle between officials in charge of Norway’s notoriously beleaguered train network and the government’s Transport...
Iceland PM hits out at IMF rumours
In a Interview to the online media MBL.is the Icelandic prime minster Geir H. Haarde said that unprocessed loans from other countries are stopping the...
Conservatives make historic win in Finland local elections
In a recent nationwide election to determine the makeup of Finland’s local governments, the conservative National Coalition party won the most votes f...
UK pours hundreds of millions pounds into IceSave
The British authorities have decided to put GBP 800 million into the accounts of British depositors in IceSave, MBL reported. Alistair Darling, the Br...
The Central Bank of Iceland leaves its policy rate unchanged
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to hold the Bank’s policy inte...
Denmark considering joining the eurozone
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has announced that he hopes a referendum will be called to decide whether Denmark should join the eur...