The European Union has opened an information centre in the Icelandic capital. Read the full story

The European Union has paid out a billion euros in funding to accession countries this year and Iceland took EUR 12 million of that, new figures suggest. Read the full story

Iceland’s accession negotiations with the European Union officially began today with the first four chapters of the entry charter up for discussion. Read the full story

The main set of membership negotiations between Iceland and the European Union are set to begin next week. Read the full story

Many of Iceland’s pro-European Union groups have today joined forces at the beginning of what they hope will be a more unified campaign in support of Icelandic entry into the bloc. Read the full story

Iceland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has sent the European Union a forecast report on the Icelandic economy until the year 2013. Read the full story

A new stage has begun in Iceland’s accession process to the European Union when the official review process began in Brussels today. Read the full story

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs says he is emphasising in Iceland’s EU accession talks that the Icelandic krona must be propped up by the European Central Bank immediately after Icelandic membership of the European Union and until Iceland adopts the euro, if and when that happens. The minister added that accession talks are likely to take longer than optimists had hoped. Read the full story

The foreign ministers of the European Union decided yesterday to begin formal accession talks with Iceland. Read the full story