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Left Greens at boiling point over Geir Haarde trial


Iceland’s Left Green Movement is up in arms about Left Green Minister of the Interior, Ögmundur Jónasson’s very public decision to support the opposition’s bill to halt the trial of former PM Geir H. Haarde. Read the full story

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Left Green minister supports letting former Iceland PM off negligence charges


Ögmundur Jónasson, Iceland’s Minister of the Interior, says he will support an opposition proposal to cancel the ongoing trial of former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde. Read the full story

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Icelandic minister sued for Hell’s Angels remarks


Iceland’s Minister of the Interior is standing his ground against the Hell’s Angels. The bikers’ club has subpoenaed the minister for his comments that the Hell’s Angels are a global organised crime group. Read the full story

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Chinese investor’s Iceland resort construction bid rejected by minister


Ögmundur Jónasson, Iceland’s Minister of the Interior, has rejected Chinese billionaire Huang Nubo’s application to buy 30,639 hectares in northeast Iceland for the construction of a luxury resort. Read the full story

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Icelandic minister’s house attacked


The home of Icelandic Interior Minister, Ogmundur Jonasson, was attacked over the weekend while the minister was at home. Nobody was hurt. Read the full story

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Cabinet reshuffle on the way for Icelandic government?


ogmundur-jonasson-littleSome argue the Icelandic government has been weakened by Saturday’s massive ‘no’vote in the Icesave referendum and nobody believes its domestic position was improved by it. As a result, members are calling for something to be done. Read the full story

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Former minister to BBC: Iceland being blackmailed over Icesave


bbcradio4The Icelandic Foreign Minister and the country’s former Minister for Health, who resigned on Thursday, were interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme Friday lunchtime. Read the full story

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Iceland health minister resigns


jonassonOgmundur Jonasson, Iceland’s Minister for Health resigned his position earlier today in a meeting with Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir. He says he cannot put his weight behind the Icesave deal as the government is requiring its ministers to do. He does not, however, wish for his actions to destroy the coalition. Read the full story

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