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Iceland At A Crossroads
A shifting world order presents Iceland with the opportunity to forge a new path (or not) When this magazine finds its way into the shops, cafés and cultural institutions of Reykjavík, it will have been a mere 46 days since the inauguration…
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EFTA Warns Iceland Over Its Operation Of “Blood Farms”
The saga of Iceland’s so-called “blood mares” continues, with the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (ESA) serving the country formal notice today that it has “failed to fulfil its obligations under the EEA Directive on the protection of animals used for…
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Iceland Tops EU & EFTA Carbon Emissions, Air Transport And Metal Production Most To Blame
Iceland has the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions from the economy of any country in the EU and EFTA, according to newly released data from Statistics Iceland. The majority of these emissions stem from air transport and metal production. On the…
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Iceland’s Ban On Importing Fresh Meat May Be All But Over
Reykjavík District Court just handed down a precedent-setting verdict in the case of an import company, Ferskar kjötvörur, against the Icelandic government. RÚV reports that the case centres on a dispute which arose when the company attempted to import 83 kilos of…
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A Band To Remember: The Superfun Reptile Returns
Risaeðlan was made up of kids that were keen followers of the great resurrection of Icelandic rock in the early 80s. Magga Stína (vocals/violin) and Dóra Wonder (vocals/saxophone—the sister of drummer Kommi from Taugadeildin and Oxsmá) had been inspired by Grýlurnar, the…
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Foreign Ministry To Get Financial Assist Over Imported Meat Kerfuffle
13 million ISK will be granted to the Foreign Ministry to prepare for a legal battle over Iceland’s restrictions on imported meat. The legal issues surrounding the case have been going on for at least the past four years. RÚV reports that…
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Court Ruling: Iceland Failed To Implement Five EU Directives
On Wednesday, the EFTA court ruled against the Icelandic state in five separate cases, all concerning Iceland’s “failure to fulfil its obligations” in implementing EU regulation. One case concerned “regulation on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre…
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Airline Row Going To EFTA
A legal dispute between WOW Air and Icelandair will be appealed to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). A decision from the Supreme Court reversed an earlier decision made by Reykjavík District Court, which ruled that the dispute would not go to…
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EFTA Put Talks With Russia On Ice
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) decided to put their free trade talks with Russia on hold at the annual summer meeting in the Westman Islands yesterday, due to Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine. RÚV reports that Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Gunnar Bragi…
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EFTA Inspection Exposes Serious Shortcomings
An EFTA report has uncovered “serious shortcomings” at Icelandic poultry farms, especially in the slaughtering of poultry, reports RÚV. The purpose of the EFTA inspection was to verify that official controls related to poultry meat and products thereof were carried out in compliance…