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Group Study Days in Iceland to focus on environment, finance and fisheries


Members of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Group in the European Parliament, a 35-member group representing 17 political parties from 12 EU member states, are travelling to Reykjavik today for the group’s Study Days. Read the full story

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85 EU translation jobs in Iceland


Work to translate European Union legislation into Icelandic will provide 85 jobs all over Iceland — including 10 in rural East Iceland. The project will last for three years. Read the full story

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Icelandic pro-Europeans unite


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

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EU ‘ready to help Iceland ease capital controls’


The EU says it is ready to provide Iceland with help and technical guidance in lifting the capital controls currently in operation. Read the full story

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Iceland sends EU economic forecast document


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

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Left Greens: sexual abuse should be better investigated in Iceland


Iceland’s Left Green Movement, the junior partner in the coalition government, held a conference this weekend. Among the items on the agenda were Iceland’s EU application and the low rate of prosecutions in sexual abuse cases. Read the full story

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Iceland’s EU accession bid enters new phase


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

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Icelanders Frosty Towards EU Membership


An investigation into Icelandic attitudes towards the European Union, by freelance journalist Michael Huguenin. Read the full story

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Left Greens endorse continuation of Iceland’s EU accession talks


Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, Iceland’s Minister of Finance and leader of the Left Green Movement, says that there would need to be a highly compelling reason to quit European Union accession talks now. His ministerial party colleagues have full permission to continue the accession talks. Read the full story

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Icelandic parliament to vote on stopping EU membership bid


Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir has indicated that parliament will vote this month on whether or not to stop the country’s European Union accession bid. Read the full story

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