As expected and widely reported, the Icelandic government has been reshuffled, with fewer ministries. Read the full story

President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has called the National Council together this morning for its traditional New Year’s meeting. The Council is made up of the President and the government cabinet. It is widely expected that the sacking of two ministers will be announced after today’s meeting. Read the full story

A police officer who committed suicide at a work Christmas party was the husband of a former Finnish government minister, it has been revealed. Read the full story

The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Jón Bjarnason, may lose his cabinet position for having prepared and made public a controversial new bill without consulting the rest of the government. The lack of comment from both coalition party leaders is not being interpreted as positive for Jón’s future. Read the full story

Iceland’s constitutional council has put forth the first draft for a new constitution for Iceland in its progress report. Read the full story

(Press release from the Icelandic government): “The worst is over,” said Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir today, “and now the clean-up can begin. Our geoscientists say that the eruption is waning day by day and that the problems arising in our neighbouring countries as a result of volcanic ash should be resolved quickly.” Read the full story

Copenhagen has denied reports that it had formally recognised Libya’s rebel movement organisation. Read the full story

Iceland’s Minister of Finance says that the country’s IMF recovery package is still on course to conclude this autumn. Read the full story

The government in Reykjavik has survived yesterday’s vote of no confidence with a margin of 32 votes against 30. One MP abstained. Read the full story

A referendum on the so-called ‘Icesave Agreement’ was held in Iceland on Saturday, 9 April. The referendum concerns the validity of Act No. 13/2011, which authorised the Minister of Finance to sign the agreements on “the guarantee of (a) reimbursement from the Depositors’ and Investors’ Guarantee Fund to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands of costs resulting from the payment of minimum guarantees to depositors in branches of Landsbanki Íslands hf. in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and (b) payment of remaining balance and interest on these commitments”. Read the full story