The Senior Civil Servants Salary Board of Iceland (Kjararad) has rejected the government’s request for a reduction in the salaries of public officials in Iceland of 5-15 percent. The request was made due to the country’s economic crisis.
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Salary Board rejects Iceland MPs’ pay cut request
Posted on 02 December 2008.
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Speech by Davíd Oddsson, Chairman of the Board of Governors
Posted on 24 November 2008.
The Central Bank of Iceland has issued the speech of David Oddsson, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank. His speech is available in a pdf file here.
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Icelandic politicians to get paid less
Posted on 21 November 2008.
Geir H. Haarde, Icelandic Prime Minister today announced (at a press conference) his intention that all elected officials and judges should take a pay cut. President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson suggested a few weeks ago that he would welcome such a move and that he hoped Haarde would consider it.
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Press conference today
Posted on 21 November 2008.
A press conference held by the Icelandic Prime Minister, Geir H. Haarde, and the Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, is taking place in the Cultural House at 5pm today. Read IceNews for updates.
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Update: Icelandic government opposition not happy
Posted on 24 October 2008.
The opposition of the Icelandic government is not happy with the outcomes of the negotiations with the IMF delegation in Reykjavik today.
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Icelandic PM: Matter finally in proper channels
Posted on 10 October 2008.
The Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde held a press conference this afternoon reacting, amongst other issues, to the speech of Gordon Brown, his British counterpart, from yesterday afternoon. Haarde said that he received a letter from Gordon Brown earlier today clarifying his government’s approach. Haarde then called Brown’s earlier public remarks unfortunate, but claimed [...]
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