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Socialist Party Founder Casts Doubts On Infrastructure Minister’s Housing Bill
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister of Infrastructure and chairman of the Progressive Party, presented a bill yesterday which aims to improve housing security and the legal position of tenants. Vísir reports on Gunnar Smári Egilsson, the founder of the Socialist Party in Iceland,…
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Possible New Bill On Electric Scooters And Bicycles
Electric scooters have been gaining popularity for some time now, and in recent months accidents involving electric bicycles and scooters have significantly increased, some even resulting in fatalities. Fréttablaðið reports that the Ministry of Infrastructure’s working group on small vehicles is proposing…
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New Bill On Law On Foreigners Contradicts Medical Ethical Guidelines, Doctors Say
A bill that proposes numerous changes to the Law on Foreigners directly contradicts medical ethical guidelines, a statement (.pdf) from the Icelandic Medical Association (LIS) says. [su_pullquote]We have been having some awful weather here as of late, so we’re specially grateful for…
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Previously Proposed Vape Bill Back On The Table
Parliament is re-considering a bill proposed by the Bright Future party in 2017, which would create restrictions on vaping, Vísir reports. The bill was first proposed by former Minister of Health Óttarr Proppé of Bright Future in early 2017, and would prohibit…
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Agency For Child Protection In Iceland Also Speaks Up About Circumcision
According to a report from RÚV, the Government Agency for Child Protection recently stated that it will not support the bill on male circumcision issued by Icelandic MP Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir. The Agency is first and foremost concerned about the health and…
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Catholic Bishop Of Iceland Speaks Up About Circumcision
Davíð Tencer, the Catholic Bishop of Iceland, has recently declared his support for the Jewish and Muslim community in their fight to practice their religion of freedom, RÚV reports. Tencer is the latest religious leader to voice his opinion about the controversial circumcision…
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Show Me The Money: The 2,000 ISK Note
Arguably the most beautiful of all Icelandic banknotes, the 2,000 ISK bill was only in circulation for 20 years. First issued in 1995, the bill’s obverse features famed Icelandic painter Jóhannes Kjarval, and the reverse is a rendering of one of his…
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Alcohol Bill Submitted Again, With More Supporters
A bill that, if passed, would legalise the sale of alcohol in private shops has been submitted again, and this time it has more support than before. Kjarninn reports that the bill, the brainchild of Independence Party MP Vilhjálmur Árnason, has hit…