22 May 2013
Foreign bondholders hoping to recoup their full investments in Iceland’s three collapsed banks will be eyeing the new government nervously. Anti-austerity election pledges have threatened to force accepted losses on them.
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21 May 2013
There’s relief for some 30,000 unemployed whose benefits were set to expire later this year. The government has decided to extend the benefits period to four years.
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21 May 2013
The annual Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess is set to take place this weekend (May 24-26) at Volta and Kex Hostel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland.
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Iceland, Lifestyle, Music0 Comments
21 May 2013
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which took place in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday night saw the victory of Denmark with the song “Only Teardrops” sung by twenty year old Emmelie de Forest.
Posted in Denmark, Entertainment, Leisure, Music, Sweden1 Comment
19 May 2013
Finland has steadily been filling up with Russian immigrants and if the trend continues, they will outnumber Swedish speakers as the largest language minority in the country.
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18 May 2013
Troubles in Europe with the single currency have left a crisis of confidence as other European nations lose faith in ever adopting it as a currency. In Sweden a recent survey revealed just 9 per cent would welcome the euro in place of the krona.
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17 May 2013
In a recent blog posted on the BBC news magazine website, U.S. law student Andrew Clark uncovers why Iceland has some of the lowest crime rates in the world.
17 May 2013
Icelandic band Sigur Rós will feature in The Simpsons Season Finale this weekend. The episode, which will see some of its main characters visit Iceland, will feature an entirely original score composed by the band – a first for the famous American adult sitcom now concluding its 24th season.
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More Members of Parliament against the Icesave deal
British and Dutch stance on Icesave hardening
Finland’s president to visit Iceland
President of Iceland calls for scrutiny of economic failure at Global Leadership Summit 2013 in London
Riots shake Stockholm for three consecutive nights
Central bank starts buying forex
A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today
