Posted on 16 March 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK
The British and Dutch authorities are ready to continue negotiation of a payment solution with Iceland to the Icesave issue which still rumbles on.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 12 March 2010. Tags: Iceland, IMF, loans, nordic, Norway
Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, looks set to break ranks with the other Nordic countries by recommending that Norway grant loans to Iceland before the Icesave issue is finally resolved with the Netherlands and the UK.
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Posted in Denmark, Finland, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Norway, Politics, Sweden, United Kingdom
Posted on 09 March 2010. Tags: babies, court, Finland, helsinki, jewish, judaism, legal
A Helsinki couple has been fined by the District Court for allowing their baby son to be circumcised.
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Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, United Kingdom
Posted on 08 March 2010. Tags: Alistair Darling, Iceland, Icesave, UK
Alistair Darling, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, says he is absolutely certain Iceland will pay Britain back for its reimbursement of lost savings in Icesave; the question is just what the conditions will be.
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Posted in General, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 06 March 2010. Tags: Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, Politics, UK
The British and Dutch authoritites have apparently indicated that they will be willing to hold more Icesave talks next week.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 05 March 2010. Tags: China, Financial Times, Iceland, robert wade, shipping
The London School of Economics professor Robert Wade believes Iceland has an important part to play in the future of trans-Arctic shipping.
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Posted in Business, China, Energy, Environment, General, Holland, Iceland, International, MBL, Politics, Technology, Travel, United Kingdom
Posted on 28 February 2010. Tags: britain, Iceland, Icesave, UK
The British government has requested further talks with Iceland’s negotiators over the Icesave issue. The British want to come to a deal that will stop next Saturday’s referendum on the December deal going ahead.
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Posted in General, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 27 February 2010. Tags: Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK, wikileaks
The final deals on offer from both sides in this week's Icesave negotiations have been released to the public on the Wikileaks website.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 24 February 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, UK, United Kingdom
The Icelandic Foreign Minister has not received an answer from Britain and Holland to his message on Icesave sent yesterday.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on 22 February 2010. Tags: britain, Holland, Iceland, Icesave, netherlands, Politics, UK
The leaders of Iceland’s political parties have decided to politely request further talks with the British and Dutch authorities over Icesave.
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Posted in General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom