EFTA to take Iceland to court over Icesave
ESA, the EFTA (European Free Trade Association) surveillance authority, has decided to take the Icelandic state to the EFTA court over its handling of...
UK and NL receive first Icesave refunds, ESA still not sure about legal action
The estate of Iceland’s bankrupt Landsbanki bank this week paid the British and Dutch governments one third of the money they claim for having b...
Icelandic tenor living Dutch dream thanks to Magic Flute
Icelandic opera singer Elmar Gilbertsson has landed himself a prestigious contract singing in the Netherlands.
Landsbanki predicts it can repay Icesave debt, and more
In accordance with previous estimations, it is still predicted that recoveries from the bankrupt estate of Iceland’s Landsbanki Islands hf. will...
ESA: Iceland is responsible for Icesave refund
The EFTA surveillance authority, the ESA, has ruled that the Icelandic authorities are required to pay out the minimum insurance amount on Icesave dep...
Poll suggests Icesave repayment law to be repealed in referendum
According to a new MMR poll conducted for Stod 2, Iceland will reject the so-called Icesave deal at this Saturday’s referendum.
Icesave referendum this Saturday
Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, Iceland’s Minister of Finance, and Katrin Jakobsdottir, Minister for Education, have urged members of their Left Green...
UK and Dutch councils to be priority claims on old Icelandic banks
So-called wholesale deposits taken by Landsbanki and Glitnir are to be treated as priority claims on the banks’ estates. The Reykjavik District ...