Statement from Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
“We were pleased to welcome EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki to Iceland last week to discuss the ongoing debate over mackerel fishing rights in the Nort...
Finland president criticises Swedish Air Force
Finland President Sauli Niinistö has said that although the Swedish air surveillance “doze off” on occasions, the two countries still agree on securit...
Iceland PM says debt could be written off this year
Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has said that his country could strike an agreement with its foreign creditors to write off its debt bef...
Doubts over age of asylum seekers
Migration authorities in Sweden have revealed that around 12 percent of juvenile asylum seekers that have arrived in the country so far this year migh...
Japanese firm takes Icelandic whale pet treats off the shelves
A Japanese company has stopped selling fin whale pet treats after being criticised by campaign groups.
Swedish pilot dies in air show accident
A 67-year-old Swedish pilot was killed when his plane crashed just moments after taking off at an air show in the east of the country.
Questions over Greenland salmon harvest
The Atlantic Salmon Federation has said that a fall in the population of wild salmon in North America brings about the question of the number of salmo...
President of Iceland sees benefits in Arctic melt
The melting of ice caps during summer months isn’t all negative news according to Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson who told the Main International Trade Day del...