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Iceland Got A Little More Corrupt In 2016
The new government has its work cut out for it. Iceland lost a little credibility in 2016. It has, in fact, become the most corrupt of the Nordic countries, according to the latest results from Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). A look…
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Iceland Became More Corrupt In 2016
Iceland lost a little credibility in 2016, and has become the most corrupt of the Nordic countries, according to the latest results from Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). A look at their methodology revealed a number of reasons for the shift.…
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Hanna Birna Has Quit Politics
Former Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir has announced she will not be running for parliament this autumn. RÚV reports that Hanna Birna, who is currently an MP for the Independence Party, has issued a statement to the press announcing that…
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State Prosecutor Wants Authority To Wiretap Government Officials
Legislative changes are needed to give the State Prosecutor the authority to wiretap government officials suspected of bribery. RÚV reports that a bill currently in parliament grants authorities the permission to wiretap those suspected of committing crimes with a penalty of at…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Skyr Tossing
Dear Nanna, Why are protestors throwing perfectly good Skyr at Parliament? Please let us send you some of that rubbish Arla stuff we have to put up with in the UK. Skyr Snob Dear Skyr Snob, Don’t hate, participate! Throw that ARLA…
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“Closed Due To Abuse Of Power”
Grapevine offices received the above photo, along with a brief statement, from parties unknown. The above photo was taken at the Ministry of Finance, where the entrance was spray painted last Sunday with the words “closed due to abuse of power”. The…
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Meet Iceland’s New (Old) Government
A new government formed in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal has been formally announced. In the wake of a meeting between the Progressive Party and the Independence Party, held about an hour ago, it was just announced ago that the…
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RECAP: What Did Iceland’s Prime Minister Do?
You might have noticed that Iceland is in a bit of a political shit storm. Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davið Gunnlaugsson, made international news when a video of him being confronted by a Swedish journalist about his involvement with an offshore company…
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Opposition To Call For New Elections
The parliamentary opposition will submit a proposal calling for the dissolution of parliament and early elections in the wake of recent news that at least three government ministers – including Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson – have kept money in offshore tax…
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At Least Three Ministers With Money In Tax Shelters
Sources close to RÚV have documents showing at least three government ministers have money socked away in foreign tax shelters. RÚV reports that this information is the result of diligent investigative work conducted by journalists from around the world, and will be…
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Kári Stefánsson Calls For PM’s Resignation, Citing “Treason”
DeCODE CEO Kári Stefánsson has called for Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson to resign, in no uncertain terms. In an open letter he wrote to the Prime Minister in Morgunblaðið, Kári took the gloves off in not only calling for Sigmundur’s resignation,…
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Prime Minister Embroiled In Offshore Money Scandal
New information is developing about the financial activities of the Prime Minister’s wife which directly contradict his own financial policies. Last Tuesday Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir, the wife of Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, made a post to Facebook revealing that she has…
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Iceland Most Corrupt Nordic Country, Again
Iceland has once again come out ahead of all other Nordic countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. According to the data, which covers 168 countries and ranks them from 1 to 168 on a scale of least to most corrupt, Iceland…
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Interior Ministry Forms Anti-Corruption Group
The Ministry of the Interior has formed a special group tasked with dealing with tips and complaints about corruption. The ministry announced that the group will specifically deal with cases of bribery and corruption in Iceland. They will do this by not…
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Blackmailed, Linked To Newspaper Purchase
A pair of sisters have confessed to blackmailing Iceland’s Prime Minister for millions of ISK, threatening to go public with information tying him to the recent purchase of the newspaper DV, according to Kjarninn. The sisters, Malín Brand and Hlín Einarsdóttir, were…
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So What’re These Badly Behaved Seafood Companies I Keep Hearing About?
Along with tourism, seafood is the biggest industry in Iceland. For many towns along the coast, it is the reason for their existence. The salaries paid to locals by seafood companies fuel the village economy. Therefore it is very important that seafood…
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GRECO Criticises Iceland: Taking Too Long To Fight Corruption
The Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) earlier this month released their fourth evaluation of how Iceland is responding to the group’s recommendations – some of them years old – on how to fight and prevent corruption. The group’s top two recommendations…
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SABOTAGE: The State Of Iceland’s Media – Haukur & Anna’s 1st Editorial
There are two daily newspapers published in Iceland. Each is owned and operated by a powerful interest group. — To grossly simplify an already gross affair: Fréttablaðið is the domain of the remnants of the once dominant Baugur empire of one Jón…
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OECD Expresses “Serious Concerns” Over Bribery In Iceland
The OECD Working Group on Bribery has released a statement expressing serious concerns about Iceland’s lack of progress in combatting the bribery of foreign public officials. In 2010, the Working Group made 17 recommendations to Iceland for improving its fight against foreign…
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Most Serious Case Of Political Corruption Ever, Says Professor
Jón Ólafsson, professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland, says that the interference of former Interior Minister Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir of a police investigation into her ministry exemplify more serious corruption in Icelandic politics than has ever been evident before. Last…
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Leaks About Private Matters Are “Very Common” In Administration, Says PM
On Stöð 2’s New Year’s Eve talk show, Kryddsíld, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson said that leaks from within ministries and public institutes are “very common in Iceland, often leaks about matters concerning people’s private matters”. The Minister stated this when asked…
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The Milk Monopoly
Allegedly, a dozen differently labelled sorts of Icelandic cheese all taste the same. People have been in doubt about how to express their frustration at this, but have since the start of the week found a focal point for their anger: that…
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Iceland: A Symbol Of Hope
I recently got a letter from someone in Slovenia who was interested in Iceland because “Here in Slovenia, where we’re also struggling with a financial and social crisis, Iceland is considered a model of how to make things right.” While in Iceland…