The European Union has opened an information centre in the Icelandic capital. Continue Reading

The leader of one of Iceland's two governing parties has said he will fight against the country entering the European Union; but also reiterated that he does not want the Icelandic membership application to be withdrawn. Continue Reading

Denmark has promised to run a tight and inexpensive ship during its EU presidency term. Continue Reading

Citizens from Bulgaria and Romania are now able to live and work in Iceland with the same rights and ease of movement as all other European Union citizens. The news comes a full five years after the two countries joined the bloc. Continue Reading

For the first half of this year it is the turn of Denmark to take responsibility of the rotating presidency of the European Union. Continue Reading

The European Union has paid out a billion euros in funding to accession countries this year and Iceland took EUR 12 million of that, new figures suggest. Continue Reading

[caption id="attachment_28796" align="alignleft" width="113" caption="Össur Skarphéðinsson"][/caption] The Icelandic foreign minister will take control of the country's Icesave defence preparations at the EFTA court; despite loud calls from the opposition to keep the case in the hands of the business and commerce minister. Continue Reading

At the same time as the Icesave case continues, the EFTA court has already passed verdict on another Icelandic issue and came down on the site of the Reykjavík authorities: Iceland's currency control restrictions do not break European law. Continue Reading

The EFTA surveillance authority's decision to take Iceland to court over its unwillingness to accept a state guarantee for Icesave customers in the UK and the Netherlands was greeted in Reykjavík with little surprise. Continue Reading

Denmark’s prime minister is yet to decide whether to join an agreement between the 17 Eurozone countries and most other EU countries in a bid to save the troubled currency. Continue Reading