Trump’s warning-letter to NATO not received by Iceland
Iceland, despite being a member of NATO, has not received a letter from US president Donald Trump warning authorities to spend more on defense, a gove...
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Icelandic midwives protest poor wages
In an act of protest, twelve Icelandic midwives who had quit their jobs at The National University Hospital of Iceland left their working shoes on the...
IRCA disagree with Norwegian advisors on Þorskafjörður bridge
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, IRCA, disagree with the Norwegian consultant firm Multiconsult about what way best to shorten the trave...
Ministers to discuss the whereabouts of Haukur Hilmarsson
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to discuss the matter of Icelandic citizen Haukur Hilmarsson face to face wit...
GRECO Calls For Iceland to Strengthen its Systems Against Corruption
In a newly published evaluation report by The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Icelandic government is asked to str...
Wants Denmark to Legislate Equal Pay
The director of the civil servant association in Denmark, Dennis Kristensen, wants the Danish government to do as the Icelandic one and legislate equa...
Iceland Not Invited to a US Party in January
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, has sent an invitation to a multinational party early in January. Only the nations that voted with, abstaine...
First Left to Right Government in Iceland
For the first time in Iceland‘s political history, a left-wing Prime Minister is the head of government. The new three-party alliance, which was annou...