Iceland’s president vilifies former British PM Gordon Brown over Icesave crisis
In a recent interview with British news broadcaster Sky News, Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson declared that Iceland as a country will never...
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Iceland suspends EU accession effort
Iceland has suspended talks about its bid to join the European Union until after the upcoming election. The announcement from coalition officials in R...
Swedish political veteran Lars Werner dies
Lars Werner, a veteran politician from the Swedish Left Party, has died at the age of 77. Born in Stockholm, Werner took his initial seat in Swedish p...
Iceland minister: science is the key to mackerel dispute
An Icelandic official is continuing to defend Reykjavik by saying that ‘science’ is the key to solving the ongoing North Atlantic mackerel dispute....
Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan
A 39-year-old Danish soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, marking the first time a member of the country’s ‘elite’ Jægerkorpset forces has lost the...
Iceland establishes diplomatic ties with Myanmar
The governments of Myanmar and Iceland have agreed to establish diplomatic relations.
Iceland EU bid moves forward despite opposition
Iceland’s efforts to join the European Union have taken another step forward, despite the continuing opposition of many Icelanders.
Finland to launch border bookings
Finnish authorities are to implement an electronic reservation system for border crossings in an effort to combat long queues. According to a YLE repo...