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Iceland’s government promises EU referendum The newly-elected government of Iceland has promised to hold a referendum on EU membership. Talks began nearly three years ago but have now been called off… 23/05/2013
Iceland backs centre-right parties blamed for 2008 economic meltdown The two parties widely blamed for the collapse of Iceland’s economy five years ago will form the next government. Polling 26.7 percent in Saturday’s… 28/04/2013
Iceland’s centre-right parties set to return five years after bank crash Five years after Iceland’s centre-right parties presided over the country’s spectacular economic collapse, early figures give them a comfortable lead in the… 28/04/2013
Iceland to charge ex-Kaupthing bank chief with fraud The former head of Iceland’s biggest bank, Kaupthing, will be charged next month for his role in its collapse in 2008. Heidar Mar Sigurdsson has been… 26/03/2013
Iceland wins legal battle over failed bank Iceland has won a legal battle over its reponsibilities to British and Dutch savers who lost money when an online savings bank collapsed. The European Free… 28/01/2013
Iceland’s ex PM: ‘We didn’t know the banks were fishy’ The trial has started of Iceland’s former prime minister Geir Haarde. He is accused of failing to take measures to prevent the financial crash in 2008 that… 05/03/2012
Iceland bouncing back from the brink The money boom that led to the financial crisis has changed Icelanders’ values. The banking crash there has hit not only their enviously high standards of… 10/02/2012
Iceland volcano on brink of major eruption Seismologists in Iceland are warning of another volcanic eruption, this time at Katla or Hekla, which could dwarf the volcanic ash cloud crisis of last year. 17/10/2011
Björk’s app-album Biophilia goes viral Björk has just released the world’s first app-album, Biophilia, a celebration of nature and technological innovation. 11/10/2011
Iceland award proves advertising can beat the recession In a glittering ceremony in the Albert Hall in Brussels Europe’s advertisers showed how spending in a recession can be a smart business move. The top award… 15/09/2011
Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull volcano explored – nocomment A group of geologists from the University of Iceland has been exploring the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The main purpose was to study the effect the lava has… 17/08/2011
Europe weekly round-up Once again the week has been dominated by Greece, its debts and violent clashes on the streets. The austerity measures were approved by the country’s… 02/07/2011
Össur Skarphedinsson, Iceland’s Foreign Minister On Monday, just as Iceland’s EU accession talks began, we had the chance to interview Össur Skarpherdinsson, the country’s foreign minister, about the most… 28/06/2011
Iceland’s EU entry on course despite strong domestic opposition Brussels has said Iceland’s entry into the EU is still on track despite strong signs many within the Nordic state remain fiercely opposed to joining the bloc… 27/06/2011
Class creativity Whether we are born with it, or achieve it through inspiration and hard work, creativity is one of life’s great gifts. It is also a really important asset in… 06/06/2011
‘Cool’ or ‘Better’? Iceland’s surreal comedian politician Jon Gnárr was a famous Icelandic comedian, but last year ago was elected as mayor of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik. He is a co-founder of a satirical political… 01/06/2011
Iceland: Grimsvotn eruption abates – nocomment It seems that the eruption at Grimsvotn in the Vatnajökull glacier in south-east Iceland is now in its dying stages. The volcano is no longer spewing out ash… 25/05/2011
Iceland volcano Grimsvotn eruptsA plane flies past a smoke plume from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland. REUTERS/STR New 24/05/2011
Iceland’s most active volcano erupts again – nocomment Air travel is being disrupted from the latest Icelandic volcano to erupt. Some flights to and from Britain have been cancelled as the ash cloud from Grimsvotn… 23/05/2011
Iceland and the EU – a lasting affair? Iceland has always been fiercely independent but after the collapse of their banks, and in the face of a global recession, Iceland applied for EU membership… 21/11/2009
Facebook criticised for allowing cyber-bullyingSocial network Facebook is under fire again for privacy issues after a woman in Iceland became the subject of a bitter hate campaign. She dared to criticise… 07/01/2013
Iceland votes to rewrite its constitutionThe 2008 banking crisis is one of a series of events that has prompted people in Iceland to ask for their consititution to be rewritten. With two thirds of… 22/10/2012
Wikileaks claims Iceland court victory over donationsWikileaks is claiming a court victory in Iceland against a partner of Visa and Mastercard over blocked donations. The whistle-blower says Valitor has been… 12/07/2012
Icelandic jet makes safety landingAn Icelandair Boeing jet made a safety landing on Friday night shortly after taking off from Keflavík International Airport in Iceland. The jet was on its… 19/05/2012
Iceland ex-PM cleared by courtA court has found former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde innocent of three major charges of negligence for his role in the financial collapse in… 23/04/2012
Iceland enjoys unusually warm winter weatherAs Europe shivers, Iceland is positively sweltering with temperatures of four degrees celsius in the capital on Wednesday. The sparsely-populated island is… 08/02/2012
Iceland’s ex-PM goes on trial over economic woesIceland’s ex-prime minister has gone on trial over the country’s financial crisis in 2008. Geir Haarde is accused of failing in his ministerial… 05/09/2011
Concerns over Chinese tycoon’s plans for Iceland farmA Chinese tycoon plans to build a holiday resort on an isolated and unlikely patch of land in Iceland. Huang Nubo insists his green tourism project is… 31/08/2011
Ash cloud shrinking, end of eruption in sightThe ash cloud rising from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano is reducing say experts and the eruption could peter out by the weekend. Icelandic authorities say it… 25/05/2011
Airlines dissent over volcano riskGermany says it will not allow planes to fly through certain ash concentrations except in specific conditions. The eruption of Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano… 24/05/2011
Iceland volcano grounds European planesAirlines grounded by the Icelandic volcano ash alarm are already counting the potentially colossal cost. The European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said that… 24/05/2011
Flights are cancelled as ash cloud reaches UKAir travel is once again being disrupted from the latest Icelandic volcano to erupt. Some flights to and from Britain have been cancelled as the ash cloud… 24/05/2011
Volcano causes airline share turbulenceAirline shares took a beating on Monday at the possible threat to flights from the eruption of Iceland’s most active volcano, despite optimism in the… 23/05/2011
UK warns of disruption from Icelandic ash cloudThe plume of ash from the eruption of Iceland’s most active volcano is expected to hit parts of northern and western Europe imminently. The area around the… 23/05/2011
Airlines warned Icelandic volcano ash cloud could spreadEurope has been put on alert for some travel disruption following an eruption by Iceland’s most active volcano. Experts, however, say there is little chance… 23/05/2011
No risk to European flights from Icelandic eruptionExperts say the eruption of Iceland’s most active volcano this weekend is unlikely to create the international traffic chaos seen a year ago. The Grimsvotn… 22/05/2011
Volcano clouds Icelandic skies againIceland’s most active volcano has erupted again shutting the county’s airspace. Grimsvertn in southeast Iceland has hurled white smoke some 20 kilometres… 22/05/2011
Icelandic volcano erupts againIceland’s most active volcano has erupted again on Saturday but officials downplayed the chance of a repeat of last year’s travel chaos. Grimsvotn in… 22/05/2011
Iceland government survives no-confidence voteIceland’s government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence. It is some rare good news for the centre-left administration which suffered a defeat in… 14/04/2011
Britain and the Netherlands to take Iceland to courtBritain and the Netherlands are preparing court action against Iceland after Icelandic voters rejected a plan to repay the 3.9 billioin euros lost when the… 11/04/2011
UK and Netherlands to sue Iceland over debtBritain and the Netherlands are planning to sue Iceland after the country’s voters rejected for a second time a repayment plan agreed when the country’s… 11/04/2011
Iceland vote freezes repayment planIceland could be facing a political and financial crisis after voters appeared to have rejected a referendum on a plan to repay debts to Britain and the… 10/04/2011
Iceland backs a new Icesave dealIceland’s parliament has backed a new plan to repay four billion euros to the governments of the UK and the Netherlands. The money will reimburse them both… 17/02/2011
Thousands demonstrate outside Iceland’s parliamentAs parliament met in Iceland, thousands of people turned up outside to show just how angry they are about the financial black hole the country is struggling… 05/10/2010
Protests greet Iceland’s parliament reopeningEggs, flour and tomatoes – a messy and colourful combination of ingredients met Iceland’s cabinet as they gathered to mark the reopening of parliament. As… 02/10/2010
Mackerel war could hurt Iceland’s EU bidThe EU has warned Iceland’s bid to join the bloc could be damaged by an escalating ‘‘mackerel war’‘ in the northeast Atlantic. Fishermen from Iceland and… 27/08/2010
Iceland starts formal EU membership talksIceland has officially begun talks on EU membership just as Icelanders themselves seem to be going off the idea. Launching formal negotiations, the EU’s… 27/07/2010
Iceland brings home first catch of whaling seasonIceland has brought ashore the first catch of its 100-day annual whaling season. Iceland, Norway and Japan have caught thousands of whales since the 1980s… 30/06/2010
Iceland given green light on EU talksIceland could be an EU country in little over a year. The country was given the go-ahead to start accession talks by the leaders of all the bloc’s 27 current… 17/06/2010
Icelandic volcano has “stopped erupting”The Icelandic volcano that caused havoc for air travellers across Europe for more than a month has stopped erupting, according to a leading geophysicist… 24/05/2010
Scientists pit their wits against the volcanoGlobal disruption caused by Iceland’s continually erupting volcano is beginning to wear a bit thin. Hence some weird and wonderful ways of stopping Mother… 20/05/2010
Bank chiefs behind bars in IcelandA court in Iceland has remanded in custody two banking executives as part of its investigation into the collapse of Kaupthing Bank. Former chief executive… 08/05/2010
Further flights diverted by Iceland’s volcanoIceland’s erupting volcano is once again causing travel disruption to airlines. Aviation authority Eurocontrol said a potentially dangerous concentration… 07/05/2010
Iceland volcano showing increased activityIceland’s erupting volcano is showing signs of increased activity, scientists say. But the plume of ash that wreaked so much havoc to air travellers last… 07/05/2010
Could Icelandic volcano cause famine?So far it has caused massive travel disruption, but could the Icelandic volcano bring famine and widespread social disorder? A French historian says it has… 24/04/2010
Volcano closes Iceland’s airports for first timeIceland is the latest victim of its own volcanic cloud. A change in wind direction has forced the north Atlantic country to close all main airports for the… 23/04/2010
Fog of ash hits Iceland’s farmersAs Europe takes to the skies again, down on the ground Iceland’s farmers fight with the fallout from last week’s volcanic eruption. The Eyjafjallajokull… 21/04/2010
Volcano activity on the decreaseThe Icelandic volcano continues to spit out its ash though now, say experts, with less intensity. There is not as much force behind the eruptions that for… 21/04/2010
Iceland’s volcano explainedPierre Thomas is a geologist from the Earth Sciences Laboratory of l’Ecole Normale Supérieure at Lyon in France. We asked him about the particular… 20/04/2010
No sign of eruption let up in IcelandIceland’s active volcano continues to steadily erupt. Scientists say it is now emitting more lava and less ash and the billowing column of smoke rising from… 20/04/2010
Iceland’s volcano steps up eruptionsOnly hours after European Union transportation ministers agreed on a plan to ease restrictions on airliner traffic, the British National Air Traffic Service… 20/04/2010
Volcanic tremors continue to rock IcelandIceland’s erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano has today sent further strong tremors through the surrounding countryside. The ash plume which has turned much… 19/04/2010
Experts play down volcano health riskIceland’s erupting volcano shows no signs of immediately abating but experts are playing down the health risks of an ash fallout over Europe. Despite the… 16/04/2010
Volcanic no-fly ban extendedThousands of flights have been cancelled across Europe after a volcanic eruption in Iceland led to the unprecented closure of airspace. Planes are have been… 15/04/2010
Flights grounded by cloud of volcanic ashA giant drifting plume of volcanic ash from Iceland’s active volcano is disrupting air traffic across northern Europe. In the UK all airports in Scotland… 15/04/2010
UK flights grounded by cloud of volcanic ashHundreds of flights in and out of Britain have been cancelled as a giant cloud of volcanic ash drifts across the country. All airports in Scotland are… 15/04/2010
Fears grow of further volcanic eruptions in IcelandA second volcanic eruption in a month in southern Iceland has triggered fears that a much larger volcano in the same region could be about to blow. Plumes… 15/04/2010
Second volcanic eruption in IcelandHundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in southern Iceland, after the second volcanic eruption there in less than a month. However, this… 14/04/2010
Iceland’s ex-PM and bank chief blamed for financial meltdownIceland’s former prime minister and central bank chief plus five other ex-officials acted with “gross negligence” in failing to avert a banking collapse in… 12/04/2010
Iceland moves closer to latest IMF loanIceland’s government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on the terms of a further loan of 117 million euros. The IMF’s board has still to give… 09/04/2010
Iceland volcano is tourist hotspotThe volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier earlier this month has turned it into a hotspot for tourists. Although initially authorities… 01/04/2010
Volcano evacuees allowed back homeA volcano in south-central Iceland continues to erupt under a glacier but fears that it could unleash floods of melted water have so far proved to be… 27/03/2010
Volcano fears subside over Icelandic eruptionsMore than 600 people who were evacuated from their homes close to an erupting volcano in southern Iceland have been told they can return, but at their own… 22/03/2010
Evacuations near erupting volcano in IcelandA volvano that has been dormant since 1821 has erupted in southern Iceland. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, which is close to a large… 21/03/2010
Payback time for Iceland’s angry votersThe people of Iceland have been celebrating getting their point across to their politicians. The public voted loud and clear in a referendum yesterday… 07/03/2010
Deal on Icelandic repayments has to be reachedIt’s official – Iceland has said no. The referendum result is a resounding rejection of the proposed payment plan. Of votes counted so far, less than two per… 07/03/2010
Icelanders set to reject debt repaymentThe people of Iceland are today widely expected to vote against a deal to pay back debt to Britain and the Netherlands. The money has been owed since the… 06/03/2010
Iceland votes on whether to repay debtThe people of Iceland are being asked today whether or not to support a deal to pay back billions of euros to the British and Dutch governments. Polls… 06/03/2010
Iceland prepares for poll on economic crisisIceland’s economic woes look set to continue as the crisis-hit North Atlantic island nation prepares to go to the polls for a referendum on the question of… 05/03/2010
Reykjavik goes to the wire over Icesave talksIceland’s government is desperately trying to reach a last minute debt-repayment deal with Britain and the Netherlands ahead of Saturday’s crucial… 03/03/2010
Iceland seeks a warm home in EuropeThe European Commission has recommended opening acession talks with Iceland. If all goes as Reykjavik hopes, Iceland will become the EU’s 28th member in… 24/02/2010
Iceland EU membership talks to be recommendedReykjavik hopes to lead Iceland into the European Union by 2012. An EU official said that next week the European Commission will recommend that the bloc begin… 16/02/2010
Iceland seeks EU warmth to fend off isolationIceland’s relations with the European Union have been under the hotlamp in Brussels, complicated by 3.8 billion euros in British and Dutch savings lost with… 04/02/2010
Iceland’s PM to meet EU’s Barroso over Icesave rowIceland’s Prime Minister is in Brussels for talks on a row holding up international aid to the crisis-hit country and jeopardising its hopes of joining the… 04/02/2010
Deadline set for Icesave referendumThe clock is now ticking for Iceland to decide how it will repay a massive debt to Britain and the Netherlands. Parliament has set a March 6 deadline for a… 09/01/2010
Iceland: debt repayment threatens recoveryIt might seem like small change to the bankers of Britain or the United States, but the money at the centre of the Icesave crisis is threatening Iceland’s… 06/01/2010
Iceland divided over Icesave bank referendumIceland is under renewed pressure to pay back billions of euros in compensation to Britain and the Netherlands over its failed savings banks. Following the… 06/01/2010
Anger over Iceland compensation decisionBritain and the Netherlands have reacted angrily after Iceland’s President bowed to public pressure and rejected a UK, Dutch financial compensation bill… 06/01/2010
Icelanders demand Icesave rethinkAlmost a quarter of Icelandic voters are demanding their president veto a deal that would see tax payers foot the bill for the country’s failed banks. … 03/01/2010
Iceland’s President urged to reject Icesave billAngry Icelanders are petitioning their president, putting pressure on him not to sign a controversial bill that has divided the North Atlantic island. Tens… 02/01/2010
Iceland agrees to repay lost billionsPoliticians in Iceland have defied protesters and backed a scheme to repay billions of euros lost by foreign savers when the island’s banking system… 31/12/2009
Iceland’s GDP slumps furtherIceland’s financial meltdown continues to batter its economy. Gross domestic product shrank by 5.7 percent in the third quarter from the second. The annual… 07/12/2009
Iceland agrees UK/Dutch bank compensationA bank compensation deal between Iceland, Britain and the Netherlands has finally been agreed. Talks on ‘Icesave’ have discussed a final agreement for… 18/10/2009
New values in Iceland after meltdown?One of the countries in Europe where people’s lives have been dramatically changed by the financial crisis is Iceland. Once a global financial haven, the… 15/09/2009
Iceland approves UK/Netherlands paymentsThe parliament in Iceland has formally approved a plan to reimburse savers in Britain and the Netherlands for the billions they lost when Iceland’s banks… 28/08/2009
Iceland to vote on repayment billEvents in Iceland’s parliament will be closely followed in the UK and the Netherlands today. Why? Because deputies are expected to back plans to repay the… 28/08/2009
Icelanders protest bank repayment schemeHundreds of Icelanders descended on parliament in Reykjavik, to protest plans to repay funds lost by Britain and the Netherlands when Iceland’s banks… 14/08/2009
Iceland starts three year road to EU membershipIceland has cleared its first procedural hurdle to joining the European Union. At their meeting in Brussels, the EU Foreign Ministers called for an… 27/07/2009
Iceland launches accession bidLast week, after lengthy discussion, the Icelandic parliament voted to apply for EU membership. Today, their Foreign Minister was in Stockholm – because the… 23/07/2009
Iceland moves on banksIceland has taken a step towards clearing up the mess left by its spectacular financial meltdown. The Reykjavik government has unveiling a deal with… 20/07/2009
