Former Icelandic government minister Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (1987-95) says that the battle for Iceland’s natural resources is not against the European Union and that is a purely domestic fight, he told a conference. Read the full story

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

The leader of one of Iceland’s two governing parties has said he will fight against the country entering the European Union; but also reiterated that he does not want the Icelandic membership application to be withdrawn. Read the full story

Denmark has promised to run a tight and inexpensive ship during its EU presidency term. Read the full story

Iceland is among the European countries which have not responded to an information request from two international human rights organisations about so-called CIA torture flights connected to the USA’s War on Terror. Denmark, Norway and Finland, however, did respond. 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

Denmark’s prime minister is yet to decide whether to join an agreement between the 17 Eurozone countries and most other EU countries in a bid to save the troubled currency. Read the full story

Icelandic households are among the most indebted in Europe, when debts are compared to earnings. The potentially worrying figures may have reasonable explanations, an economics professor says. Read the full story

Huge changes are on the horizon for how Icelandic food producers will have to label their products, as the country adopts new European standards designed to help consumers make informed food purchasing decisions. Read the full story

Iceland’s ruling Social Democrats would support increasing support to the country’s farmers if it means lower prices for consumers, a party MP told parliament. Read the full story