MPs who sit on the Scottish Affairs Committee of the British parliament in London have been advised against visiting Iceland as part of their research mission into the global recession. Read the full story

The Icesave bill signed yesterday will, in all likelihood, be passed by Althingi. Four Left Green MPs have consistently refused to toe their party line; but at least two of them now appear willing to vote in favour. Read the full story

Greenlandic politicians are up in arms over  their colleagues’ drug use, which is widespread according to opposition MP Doris Jakobsen. Read the full story

There is an increasing number of parliament members in Iceland deciding against the Icesave-agreement, according to the news source Bloomberg. 34 members are currently expected to vote against the proposition. Last month, a straw poll indicated that 33 members out of 63 would be against. In an interview with Bloomberg, Minister of Finance Steingrimur J. Sigufsson said that he is not panicking over the vote.

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