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EU: Talks Are Not Over

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The spokesperson of the European Commission has issued a statement to the press clarifying that the cessation of Instrument for…

Moody’s Approves Of PM’s Debt Relief Package

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Credit rating agency Moody’s believes that Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s debt relief package will actually have a positive effect…

PM Criticises IMF’s Criticism Of Debt Relief Package

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Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has dismissed concerns from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that his debt relief package could…

IMF: Debt Relief Package Could Stress Economy

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The International Monetary Fund’s mission chief to Iceland contends that the Prime Minister’s debt relief package is “ill-advised”. Bloomberg reports…

Russell Brand In Iceland, Teases Prime Minister

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Comedian Russell Brand is now in Iceland, and is already endearing himself to the locals. RÚV reports that Iceland is…

Shadow Boxing With The Banks

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During a single week in early October, 154 Icelandic families quietly defaulted on their mortgages and had their homes put…

Icelandic Leaders Remember Mandela

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The President of Iceland has sent his and the nation’s condolences to South-Africa president Jacob Zuma on the passing of…

Prime Minister Introduces Debt Relief Package

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Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson introduced his long-awaited household debt relief package last Friday. A major campaign point of the…

Kaffibarinn More Popular Than Prime Minister

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A new poll conducted by a music exporter shows some interesting results about what people around the world look for…

Prime Minister Warns Supporters: The Opposition Are Liars

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Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, speaking candidly with his supporters, warned them that the opposition are “brazen liars” and sore…

Government Divided Over Capital Airport

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While the Minister of the Interior insists that part of the Reykjavík Domestic Airport is closing, the Prime Minister says…

Central Bank And Prime Minister At Odds Over Debt Relief

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The Central Bank of Iceland believes Iceland’s economy could be greatly damaged if the bank is required to fund government…

Come And Meet The Members Of The Brand

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After being hailed as the world’s radical wunderkind for a few years, Iceland left observers perplexed when the parties evidently…

Vinaborgir: Reykjavík’s BFFs Around The World

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Positioned as it is smack dab in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland could potentially get a bit lonely….

Nobody Likes A Balanced Budget

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In the coalition’s first few days of government, Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson and Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson proclaimed…

Total Banking Collapse, A Timeline

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What follows is a timeline of the banking collapse in Iceland from the early ‘90s and to the present day….

Below The Promotional Realm

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Now, in the midst of the repercussions of Edward Snowden’s exposé of mass-surveillance directed against individuals and institutions worldwide, it’s…

“Key Bill” To Be Submitted

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A bill that would enable people to surrender their property to get out of real estate debt will be submitted…

News In Brief September

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The world is a crazy place. Turbulence in the Middle East has led Iceland to offer asylum to about a…

What A Difference Five Years Make

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Five years have apparently passed since the dreaded economic collapse of October 2008 shook the Icelandic nation to its core….

Believes Iceland Should Withdraw From EU Talks

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An MP for the Progressive Party believes accession talks between Iceland and the European Union should be formally ended, and…