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  • RÚV Uses Dutch Jingle In Updated News Intro 

    RÚV Uses Dutch Jingle In Updated News Intro 

    On December 3, RÚV (Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) updated the intro sequence and jingle for its TV news broadcast, replacing the one since 2019.  The new jingle sparked lively discussions in the Facebook group ‘Hljóðnördar án landamæra’ (Sound nerds without borders), with…

  • Legalising Euthanasia In Iceland: Senior Citizens Say Yes To Dutch Way

    Legalising Euthanasia In Iceland: Senior Citizens Say Yes To Dutch Way

    A non-partisan coalition comprised of seven Icelandic MPs is currently working on a bill to legalise assisted suicide in Iceland. For the proposal to be valid, the MPs have to collect about 58 letters of reference from organisations or associations that support…

  • Deutsche Bank Buys Icesave Debt

    Deutsche Bank Buys Icesave Debt

    The Netherlands has sold its claims on the estate of the failed Icelandic bank Landsbanki to Deutsche Bank, reports RÚV. “I am pleased that the sale has enabled the Dutch state to get its money back quickly,” Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem told…