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Keep The City Tidy During Culture Night!

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Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr, urged people to walk downtown and use the litter bins during Culture Night on Saturday,…

New Zoning Plan Does Away With Inner City Airport and High Rises

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The City Council’s projected zoning plan for 2010-2030 calls for the gradual dismantling of Reykjavík’s domestic airport in the Vatnsmýri…

2,500 New Apartments To Be Built In Reykjavík By 2018

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The City of Reykjavík has mapped potential areas within the downtown area for the construction of 2,500 new apartments in…

Foreigners Will Be Forbidden To Buy Land In Iceland

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A bill submitted by the Minister of the Interior would greatly limit how much Icelandic property a foreigner could buy….

As Crowds (And Sponsors) Multiply, Pride Politics Take A Backseat

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Even before they reach Iceland’s shore, foreign visitors will feel the gay pride fervour that will sweep Reykjavík August 7…

Wants To Make Reykjavík “Dream City For Cyclists”

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A new agreement made between The Icelandic Road Administration and the city of Reykjavík will lay down many kilometres of…

Conservatives Would Take City Hall

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The Independence Party has the strongest support when it comes to city politics, according to a new poll. RÚV reports…

Government To Put 10 Billion Into Mass Transit

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The government has agreed to invest 10 billion ISK over a period of ten years in the mass transit system,…

Icelanders Overall Pleased With Life

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A new poll conducted by Market and Media Research shows that Icelanders are quite happy with many different aspects of…

REYKJAVÍK ENERGY IN DEEP WATER

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Overrun by Viking ambition, Reykjavík Energy built headquarters fit for Darth Vader, expanded ambitiously, dabbled in tiger prawn farming and…

City Council Minority Wonders When Investigation Will Begin

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Members of the opposition parties of Reykjavík city council have raised questions as to when a proposed investigation of Reykjavík…

Downtown Streets To Be Closed To Car Traffic

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City council voted earlier this week to close multiple downtown streets to car traffic this summer, to an even greater…

Coffeeshop Icelandic

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A cosy new café has opened for business in 101 Reykjavík. This is by no means an unusual event, and…

Municipal Government To Spend 500 Million To Create 150 Jobs

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Reykjavík’s municipal government recommends spending 500 million on city development projects in addition to the 150 million that has already…

Gnarr Officially Takes Mayoral Office

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Yesterday, comedian Jón Gnarr officially took office as mayor of Reykjavík. Social Democrat Dagur B. Eggertsson is now city council…

Joke Party Wins Elections in Reykjavík

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In the weeks leading up to the municipal elections, it seemed no one was interested. The media took almost no…

Jón Gnarr New Mayor of Reykjavík

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At a press conference held atop a block apartment building in the working class neighborhood of Breiðholt, representatives from the…

City Elections: Holy Wow What Just Happened?

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Not everyone was chugging beer and watching Eurovision during the last Saturday of May, you know. Some of us were…

Possible Increase in Price of Hot Water May Have Been Hidden by Conservatives

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The five-year plan for Reykjavík Energy calls for a 37% increase in the price of hot water over the next…

City Negotiations News

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A new majority coalition for city hall has not yet been formed, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing happening. The…

Best Party and Social Democrats in Coalition Talks

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The Best Party and the Social Democrats are currently in talks over the formation of a new majority coalition for…