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
Posted on 14 December 2011.
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
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Posted on 11 December 2011.
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
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Posted on 10 December 2011.
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
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Posted on 17 November 2011.
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
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Posted on 15 November 2011.
The price of some foodstuffs in Iceland could drop by half if the country enters the EU. As a result state subsidies to farmers would need to be massively increased if domestic agriculture was to remain competitive. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 November 2011.
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, yesterday met with European leaders in Brussels. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 October 2011.
The application of tax to interest earnings made by foreign companies in Iceland is a direct violation of the European Economic Area treaty, which Iceland is party to — according to a leading tax law specialist. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 September 2011.
An Icelandic Coastguard vessel on international duty has rescued a group of refugees from a sinking boat. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 September 2011.
A majority of people in Iceland want to complete negotiations on the country’s accession to the European Union and then vote on the final contract in a referendum. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 August 2011.
Following a coach accident this weekend, the deputy chief of the Association of Icelandic Tour Guides says that foreign tour companies bringing people to Iceland should be obliged to bring at least one Icelandic tour guide along with them. Read the full story
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