Progressive Party member: EU membership referendum ‘unlikely’
A referendum on whether Iceland should join the European Union (EU) is unlikely to take place, according to Progressive Party member Karl Gardarsson. ...
Iceland withdraws EU membership bid
Iceland has confirmed that it will no longer be applying to join the European Union and has officially withdrawn its membership bid. Thursday’s confir...
Iceland reiterates that it will not be joining EU
Icelandic Foreign Minister Jon Hannibalsson has outlined the reasons why the North Atlantic nation will not be joining the EU. Despite formal negotiat...
Faroe Islands and EU resolve herring crisis
The European Union and the Faroe Islands have come to an agreement to settle a herring dispute, with the EU ready to drop sanctions it had imposed on ...
Iceland postpones plans to abandon EU bid
Iceland has put its plans to drop its European Union membership application on hold, its government revealed on Monday.
Icelanders continue protests over EU membership referendum
Angry Icelanders have continued their protests against the government going back on its campaign promise to allow citizens to vote on whether the coun...
Iceland EU talks: more than 80% support referendum
More than 80 per cent of Icelanders feel the government should ask their opinion in a referendum before deciding to break off EU membership talks, rev...
EU bureaucrats aim at Danish buns
Denmark’s food bureau stated on Monday that it plans to comply with European Union rulings on the country’s signature cinnamon rolls. The EU has targe...