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Iceland And Britain Sign Agreement, Ensuring Pre-Brexit Rights Until End Of 2020
Iceland and the United Kingdom have signed a joint agreement that will ensure all the European Economic Area (EEA) rights and privileges of citizens of both countries currently enjoy, an announcement from Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports, until at least the…
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Iceland’s Former PM Suggests UK Join EEA “Temporarily” To Avoid No-Deal Brexit Crisis
In a brief interview with Sky News, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson suggested that the UK become a temporary member of the European Economic Area (EEA) in order to avoid a total crisis in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Now that British Prime…
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Prison and Paradise: Eminent UK Poets Share Letters With Iceland
Reykjavík’s literary world celebrated solstice with a duet of events featuring heavyweight UK poets Lavinia Greenlaw, Paul Muldoon and poet laureate Simon Armitage. As one of Ireland’s foremost poets, Muldoon has published over thirty collections, including works that have won him a…
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UK-Iceland Expats’ Resident Statuses Secure On Both Sides, Says UK Ambassador
The UK Ambassador to Iceland, Michael Nevin, has announced on Facebook that negotiations have been completed to secure the residential status of UK citizens living in Iceland, and Icelandic citizens living the UK. This issue had been something of an open question…
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Icelandic Authorities Are Considering Boycotting The World Cup
According to a report from RÚV, the Icelandic government is now considering boycotting the 2018 World Cup hosted in Russia to show solidarity with the UK after a neurotoxic attack against a former spy and his daughter on British soil. If Icelandic…
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Secret Solstice Trolls Brexit Britain
Cryptic posters have appeared in London, urging Brits to jump ship and flock to “IcelandLovesUK.com”. The posters give nothing away, reading simply “A special price for EU my friend”. Is it a case for Sherlock Holmes? Or perhaps Miss Marple? Maybe, but until…
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Over One Million Brits Watched Trapped Finale
The Icelandic crime noir series has proven highly successful with British viewers, as over a million people in the UK tuned in to the series finale, which aired last Saturday. In fact, The Guardian predicted that over a million would watch the…
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UK Might Finance Sea Cable Between Iceland And Britain
An Icelandic economist believes the UK could finance an ambitious project to connect Iceland and the UK with an undersea power cable, exporting electricity to Britain. The idea has been years in the making and is not without its logistical problems. In…
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David Cameron Coming To Iceland
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has accepted Icelandic PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s invitation to visit Iceland, and take part in a conference. Vísir reports that Cameron will be here to attend the Northern Future Forum, which will be held this October 28…
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Corbyn’s UK Win: Another Reminder That Change Is Possible, Possibly Already Happening
In the 20 years that I’ve been eligible to vote, there has been a convergence, from both left and right wing political parties, on the centre ground. The received wisdom, from at least the Blairite ’90s onwards, has stated that unvarnished left-wing…
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Icelanders Protest “Pick Up Artist” Seminar
A petition has been created to stop notorious “pick up artist” Julien Blanc from holding seminars in Iceland. Julien Blanc is a self-proclaimed “dating coach” who holds classes advocating abuse and violation of consent in order to receive female attention. Blanc has…