Iceland mulls EU membership
The debate over Iceland’s adoption of the euro is raging on and has taken on new meaning given the krona’s difficult year so far. For some, adopting a...
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Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
British and Icelandic economies closely linked
Since January, the value of Iceland’s currency has fallen considerably and international confidence in the country’s banks to cover their foreign debt...
Iceland the most peaceful country
A new index created by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies has ranked 140 countries around the world in terms of their peacefulness in ...
Defending Finland and Sweden: cooperative future
Finland’s defence minister, Jyri Hakamies and Sweden’s defence minister, Sten Tolgfors published a column which was printed in a Finnish and Swedish n...
Iceland interest rates unchanged
The Central Bank of Iceland’s board of governors met last week to consider the country’s interest rate and announced that the current rate of 15...
Convention signed between Iceland and South Korea
The governments of Iceland and South Korea have agreed to work together in order to foster stronger economic cooperation. According to reports in the ...
Iceland and Bulgaria against Taiwan referendum
The governments of both Iceland and Bulgaria have voiced their support to the government of China, according to reports in China View. Both government...
Finland PM headed to South Korea and Japan
The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen recently announced plans to visit both Japan and South Korea in the near future. According to reports by...