Iceland’s Minister of Welfare has called for the healthcare system to be first in line to benefit from any potential easing in next year’s national budget. The minister has spent recent days visiting health centres and hospitals in northern Iceland.
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Icelandic healthcare system may be spared more painful cuts
Posted on 05 November 2011.
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Iceland making profit from European research funding
Posted on 02 July 2011.
European co-operation in education and science has netted Iceland ten billion kronur over the last 15 years, according to a University of Iceland source.
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Oslo says forest aid must continue despite corruption
Posted on 05 May 2011.
Norway is urging rich nations to provide deforestation aid money to poorer countries, despite the risk of corruption.
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Iceland eligible for EU funding
Posted on 15 July 2010.
Iceland has the right to European Union funding due to the cost of the membership application process. This is a conclusion of a new report from the EU which states that all countries applying for EU membership have the right to EU funding even before becoming full members.
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Seven years to pay back ill-gotten political funding
Posted on 09 June 2010.
Multimillion krona funding from now bankrupt companies FL Group and Old Landsbanki to the Independence Party will be paid back over seven years, it was revealed in the Icelandic parliament yesterday.
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Swedish editor resigns in ‘racist’ press subsidy row
Posted on 28 April 2010.
The editor-in-chief of the Swedish newspaper Fokus, has resigned from his position on the Press Subsidies Council after an extreme-rightwing newspaper was awarded state funds.
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Finnish government debates renewable energy options
Posted on 22 April 2010.
The Finnish government is compiling a renewable energy support package which could inject a billion euros into environmentally friendly power. The existing proposals put aside 170 million euros a year each, for bio fuels, wind power and wood chip technology. While divisions remain within the Finnish government over the details of any package, an agreement [...]
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Vikings of Thule grab money from pensions and banks
Posted on 01 April 2010.
Frumtak, a united investment fund run by Icelandic pension funds and banks, has confirmed that it has bought shares in the Icelandic computer games maker Gogogic for ISK 150 million (USD 1.2 million).
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