Members of the Icelandic government and the opposition met this morning to further discuss the Icesave issue. Continue Reading

Greenland has once again been left without an international voice due to its membership of the Danish Kingdom, with the self-ruling administration unable to formally complain against the newly approved European Union ban on seal-product imports to the World Trade Organisation. Continue Reading

Iceland is the world’s most environmentally friendly country – according to the Environmental Performance Index presented yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Continue Reading

The natural resources of the Arctic region are unlikely to lead to any military conflict in the region according to new research by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) of Norway. The study further found that a diplomatic solution to any dispute resolution is far likelier and more rational than armed action. Continue Reading

Canadian company Magma Energy yesterday took its 41 percent stake in Iceland’s HS Orka with a pledge to increase business. Geysir Green Energy, which is majority shareholder in HS on the other hand, has said its plans are to ‘trim the sails’, sell assets and pay off debts. Continue Reading

An international conference held in Nuuk has sought to understand why so many young men in the circumpolar region take their own lives. Continue Reading

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been formally requested by Norway to intervene in settling dispute consultations with the EU regarding their ban on the trading of seal products, which Norway claims contravene rules laid down by the WTO itself. Continue Reading

Greenland and Canada have agreed to work together to co-manage their joint polar bear population. Continue Reading

Saami people have claimed that a proposal by a Canadian company for gold-mining in Sweden’s northeast violates their UN-recognised human rights and will threaten their traditional lifestyle. SIKUnews reports that the Vancouver-based mining organisation Blackstone Ventures Inc has announced that it has ambitions to start test-drilling in the region used by the Saami. Blackstone has also revealed plans to begin mining the area, something which Saami claim has not been agreed to by locals. Continue Reading

A sizeable minority within the cabinet of the Reykjavik city council intends to request that the details of Reykjavik Energy’s dealings with Canada’s Magma Energy over the sale of its stake in HS Orka be made public. Continue Reading