Posted on 02 September 2010. Tags: employment, government, Iceland, netherlands, Politics, war
An Icelandic cabinet meeting at the official presidential mansion of Bessastadir has ended and the reshuffle of the government is now official. One departing minister made his last official act to approve a Dutch application to bring old Russian fighter jets to Iceland for international war games.
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Posted in Business, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, Technology, Travel
Posted on 26 August 2010. Tags: britain, EEA, EFTA, EU, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK
International law specialist at Norway's Tromso University, Professor Peter Orebech, says that Iceland would actually be breaking EU rules by forcing its tax payers to reimburse the Netherlands and the UK for Icesave debt, which rightfully belongs with the country's privately funded depositors' insurance fund.
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Posted in Business, European Union, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 17 August 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK
Formal discussions over the Icesave dispute between Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have been scheduled for the beginning of September.
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Posted in Business, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 30 July 2010. Tags: bank deposits, banking laws, british governments, eea members, european economic area, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, michel barnier, netherlands, state guarantees, supreme court judge, UK, United Kingdom
An EU commissioner's assertion that there is no legal provision for state guarantees of bank deposits in the European Economic Area (EEA) could prove important for the Icelandic government in dealing with Icesave.
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Posted in Business, European Union, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics
Posted on 09 July 2010. Tags: amsterdam, detroit, flight, Iceland, keflavik
An Airbus A333 passenger jet on the way from Amsterdam to Detroit yesterday had to make an unscheduled stop in Iceland to offload a sick passenger.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Travel, United States
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK, United Kingdom
The Icelandic finance minister says that meetings with the British and Dutch Icesave negotiating committees have started again and are going well. He said that the teams took off where they left off and everyone is still searching for the best mutual outcome.
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Posted on 02 July 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, Politics, UK
The negotiation committee representing the Icelandic government on the Icesave issue met yesterday and today with representatives of the UK and Dutch governments in Reykjavík for discussions.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 28 May 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK
Dutch and British negotiators have been unavailable for talks to resolve the Icesave dispute with Iceland because of elections in both countries; but high-level communication has not stopped altogether, says Icelandic Minister of Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 27 May 2010. Tags: britain, EEA, EFTA, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) yesterday sent a letter outlining its decision that Iceland is legally bound to insure the minimum deposit guarantee to British and Dutch Icesave account holders. The guarantee is part of Iceland's EEA (European Economic Area) membership agreement.
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Posted in European Union, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 19 May 2010. Tags: drugs, Holland, Iceland, netherlands, Seydisfjordur
Three Dutch citizens, who were arrested in Iceland in connection with the smuggling of three tonnes of hashish, have been released. Four more are still being held in the Netherlands over the case.
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