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Reykjavík Preschool Plan Approved By The City Council
The Reykjavík Preschool Plan was approved by the City Council yesterday, reports RÚV. The changes include substantial adjustments to the preschool fee structure. One of the major changes is that preschool attendance in Reykjavík will be free for up to 36 hours…
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Public Suggests Cutting Spending And Revising City’s Transportation Agreement
According to the public, the City of Reykjavík should spend less and review its transportation agreement, based on suggestions submitted through a recently concluded online consultation portal, reports RÚV. A few hundred suggestions were sent in, with most wanting fewer councillors, decreasing…
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New City Council Partnership Agreement Addresses Several Issues
The new Reykjavík city council majority has officially been announced. Comprised of the Social Democrats, the Progressive Party, the Pirate Party and the Reform Party, Dagur B. Eggertsson of the Social Democrats will be mayor until 2024, followed by Einar Þorsteinsson of…
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Clearer Picture Of Possible Reykjavík City Council Majority Forming
Following last Sunday’s elections results for Reykjavík City Council, a clearer picture is beginning to form regarding what the next majority may be. Who the mayor might be, however, is still very much an open question. [su_pullquote]Are you going to Iceland in…
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Reykjavík Elections: Big Changes, Uncertain Future
The results of municipal elections across Iceland last Saturday showed significant gains for the Progressive Party in many municipalities, and Reykjavík was amongst them. As such, the majority coalition in Reykjavík City Council–led by the Social Democrats with the Pirate Party, the…
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Reykjavík Elections Poll: Independence Party Losses Are Progressive Party’s Gains
A new poll from Prósent shows some significant movement in party support from the 2018 city council elections in Reykjavík. [su_pullquote]If you appreciate our journalism, join our High Five Club. As well as helping us to keep the lights on, we’ve got…
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Poll: Pirates, Progressives And Left-Greens See Rise In Support In Reykjavík City Council
A new poll from Þjóðarpúls Gallup shows that while the Independence Party remains strongest, three parties have seen a significant rise in support since Reykjavík City Council elections in 2018. [su_pullquote]You can now order First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid’s new book…
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Man Suspected Of Shooting Mayor’s Car Now Harassing City Councilperson
Police kept watch over Reykjavík City Hall last Tuesday while city council held proceedings as Centre Party vice councilperson Baldur Borgþórsson is reportedly being seriously harassed. According to sources close to Fréttablaðið, the person responsible for the harassment is none other than…
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Reykjavik City Council Elects First Trans Council Speaker
Yesterday, Iceland made history when Reykjavík City Council elected Alexandra Briem of the Pirate Party to the position of Reykjavík City Council speaker, making her the first trans woman to hold that position. “I’m honoured and slightly humbled by this responsibility,” Alexandra…
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Vice Councilman Criticised For Response To Shots Fired At Mayor’s Car
A vice councilman for the Independence Party is facing strong criticism for a since-deleted Facebook post he made implying that Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson brought upon the gunshot attack on his family car, RÚV reports. The mayor, for his part, told…
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Reykjavík Trying To Ban Studded Tires
Reykjavík City Council has been repeatedly trying to ban the use of studded tires within city limits, to no avail, Fréttablaðið reports. In order to do so, the city needs approval from the national government, but have not yet been granted it.…
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“Dirtbag” And “Shit Spreader”: Central Party Comes For Pirate Party In City Council
Reykjavík city councilperson and municipal chair of the Centre Party, Vigdís Hauksdóttir, engaged in a bit of name-calling Monday in a vicious debate between the Centre Party and the Pirate Party at a meeting of the Reykjavík City Council. There, she called…
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Reducing Meat In Reykjavik’s Primary Schools Hot Topic In City Council
The City Council majority is open to the idea of reducing meat and other animal products in Reykjavík primary schools, but the opposition is reluctant, if not resistant, to the idea. The Icelandic Vegan Society recently sent out a statement encouraging the…
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Former Reykjavik Councilperson Found Guilty Of Money Laundering
Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, a former Reykjavík City Councilperson for the Independence Party, has been found guilty of money laundering in Reykjavík District Court today, RÚV reports. He received a sentence of ten months in prison, but this will be a probationary sentence…
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Over-Budget City Project Could Spell The End For Reykjavik Mayor
It started innocently and mundanely enough—an old bunker down at Reykjavík’s Nauthólsvík beach was to be renovated, with an estimated cost of 158 million ISK. When all was said and done, however, the total cost amounted to 415 million ISK, leaving many…
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Fired Employee Sues Icelandic Energy Company That Ignored Her Harassment Claims
Áslaug Thelma Einarsdóttir announced on her Facebook page this week that she is planning to file a lawsuit after being fired for her repeated claims of sexual harassment against former Orku Náttúrunnar (ON) CEO Bjarni Már Júlísson, Stundin reports. The company is…
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Reykjavik City Councilperson Wants To Ban Unvaccinated Kids From Kindergarten
A member of Reykjavík City Council will introduce a bill that would make vaccinations a requirement for admission to city kindergartens. The same measure was introduced to City Council just over three years ago and failed, and it is likely to fail…
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The War Of The Bureaucrats: Some Jokes Are All About Timing And The Right Audience
When Líf Magneudóttir, a Left Green city councilperson, stuck her tongue out during a city board meeting, she probably thought it was a harmless joke. An icebreaker in an electrified situation, overshadowed by serious matters connected to a previous court order against…
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Reykjavik Socialists Call For End To Special Bonuses For Councilpersons
Reykjavík councilpersons receive bonuses for attending meetings that amount to a monthly wage for many city workers. Socialists want to end this practice, and will submit a bill to City Council to that effect. In a statement from the Socialist Party of…
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At The Edge Of The Vanguard: Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir of the Socialist Party
Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir did not envision herself as a politician. In many ways she still doesn’t; not an establishment politician, anyway. However, through growing up in poverty, and being raised as a woman of colour by a single mother, she was always…
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New Reykjavik Coalition Majority Announced
A coalition agreement was reached between the Social Democrats, the Reform Party, the Pirates and the Left-Greens for leading Reykjavík City Council. Dagur B. Eggertsson of the Social Democrats will continue to be the Mayor of Reykjavík. At a press conference given…
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Number Of Women Voted Into City Councils In Iceland Never Higher
Quite a few interesting things happened during last weekend’s municipal elections, including a notable increase in the number of women voted into the city council. According to Vísir, women occupy about half of the city council seats all over the country, with…
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Majority Holds, But New Faces Likely In Reykjavik City Council
Municipal elections are tomorrow, and the last poll before ballots are cast shows some things will remain the same, but there may be some changes in store. According to the last poll from Fréttablaðið before tomorrow’s elections, the current City Council majority…