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Majority Opposes Lower Fishing Fees
A survey undertaken by Fréttablaðið has found that 70.5% of the population opposes the Progressive Party-led government’s plan to reduce…
Surely, You Can’t Be Serious
Do you know what really grinds my gears? Seeing developers tear down vibrant city hot spots like Nasa and Faktorý…
Social Democrat MP: Government Giving 10 Billion ISK Gift To Ship Owners
Helgi Hjörvar, MP for the Social Democratic Alliance, is accusing the Progressive Party-led government of essentially giving a 10 billion…
Too Risky To Head For Iceland Straight Away
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower, thought it was too much of a risk to head for Iceland before leaking the…
Left-Green MP Questions Prime Minister’s Promises
An MP for the Left-Green Movement, Svandis Svavaarsdottir, has questioned whether the Progressive Party had gone too far in its…
A Ten Step Plan To Save Debt Ridden Families
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
New Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, aims to prioritise the debt problems of Icelandic homes and has drawn up a…
New Government To Review Energy Development Plan
by Alda Kravec
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davið Gunnlaugsson confirmed yesterday plans to review the Framework Programme for Hydro and Geothermal Energy Resources in Iceland, RÚV reports….
In The Land Of The Wild Boys
After the election, we see the old parties of economic mass destruction are coming back to power. Giving enormous promises…
The Hair Of The Dog
It didn’t really come as a surprise when our new Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson decided to form a coalition…
New Government Divvies Up The Ministries
by Alda Kravec
The Progressive Party and the Independent Party held separate meetings yesterday evening wherein both parties unanimously agreed on the terms…
Partying With The Pirates
by Sam Knight
Two weekends ago, I couldn’t have been happier to be in Reykjavík, thousands of miles from home— even more pleased…
Let Them Eat Waffles!
by Alda Kravec
The Progressive Party leader Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson met yesterday with leader of the Independence Party Bjarni Benediktsson to feast on…
Political Parties Urged To Honour Their Promises
Leaders of labour unions Efling, VR and BSRB demanded at May Day rallies all over the country that political parties…
Progressive Party To Form New Government
by Alda Kravec
The president has formally granted Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, leader of the Progressive Party, the mandate to begin talks to form…
President Likely To Choose Progressives To Form Next Government – UPDATED
by Alda Kravec
It looks as if the leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who has been summoned to meet with…
Iceland’s Next Prime Minister Still Undecided
by Alda Kravec
The final decision of who will be the next prime minister of Iceland rests with President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who…
Framsóknarflokkurinn (“The Progressive Party”) Interviewed
1. Briefly describe your party’s general agenda in one sentence. Radical-rationalism. 2. Tell us about your party. What’s it all…
MP Worried About Future Of Constitution
Birgitta Jónsdóttir said in this mornings parliamentary session that the Progressive Party and Independence Party are uninterested in creating a…
So What’s This Icelandic Tea Party I Keep Hearing About?
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, former education and culture minister, current member of parliament and recent vice-chairman of the right-wing Independence Party,…
Siv Friðleifsdóttir Retires From Parliament
by grapevine
The longest-serving sitting MP for the Progressive Party, Siv Friðleifsdóttir, has announced that she will not run again next spring….
President Most Trusted Politician In The Country
by grapevine
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the most trusted political figure in Iceland, a new poll shows, with public confidence in…