The case of Jón Magnússon, a Supreme Court of Iceland barrister and former member of parliament, against the Data Protection Authority of Iceland has been thrown out of the Reykjavík District Court. The given reason was that Jón could not prove that he had a legally significant personal interest in the case. Read the full story

Icelandic tax payers are set to bear the heavy burden of recapitalising the government employees’ pension fund (LSR). Billions of extra krónur are needed by the fund over the coming decades so it can stand up to its responsibilities. Read the full story

Residents of a wealthy Stockholm suburb have complained to the police about a tour agency’s plan to run ‘high-society safaris’ in their neighbourhood. Read the full story

The cost of fuel in Iceland has more than doubled in five years, new data reveals. At the same time average wages have gone up by 34 percent. Read the full story

Investment and holdings companies in Iceland have had 83 percent of their debts written off since a law was passed on helping indebted individuals, households and companies following the 2008 banking crash up to 30th September last year. Read the full story

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

A series of raids by Denmark’s tax authority have revealed that a huge proportion of bakers are not declaring their ‘dough’. Read the full story

Foreign claimants on the estates of bankrupt Icelandic banks Kaupþing, Glitnir and Landsbanki will be paid recovered funds up to ISK 450 billion (EUR 2.82 billion) in Icelandic krónur in the next year or so, and they will not be able to convert into foreign currency. Read the full story

A retired Finnish couple and their friend have been found shot dead in a sugar cane field near their winter home in Brazil. Read the full story

Next year’s national budget bill has been approved by Iceland’s Alþingi parliament after a marathon voting session. Read the full story