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EU formally approves accession negotiations with Iceland

June 18, 2010

So, as had been expected, the European Council voted yesterday to open negotiations with Iceland for accession to the European Union. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs sent out a press release in which it points out the obvious: that Iceland is already a member of the internal market of the EEA and a participant in [...]

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Of oligarchs, the media, and the truth

April 11, 2010

So old Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson continues to stun and amaze. A few days ago he announced he would be suing the Glitnir winding-up committee for libel because they suggested he had abused his position as the owner of the bank. Now he’s sending messages to the Minister of Finance, via the press, that Steingrímur should  [...]

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Of the EU, Special Prosecutor, and musical chairs in the media

February 24, 2010

Fairly meaty news day today. EUROPEAN UNION First, the EU has declared that Iceland is fit to join their club provided we tweak our policies and administrative structure a bit. If we do, they will kindly allow us to discuss potential accession. They have a few, um, criticisms about how things are done here. [I'm [...]

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Gullfoss and Geysir and not much else

February 9, 2010

An idea is currently being tossed around about setting up a casino in the Hotel Nordica. Casinos and most forms of gambling are illegal here in the Land of the Nice — well, except for slot machines, which bizzarely are used to finance SÁÁ – the alcohol treatment centre, the University of Iceland, and various [...]

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The Scandinavian press unions voice their concern

December 7, 2009

Last week, the journalists’ unions in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland issued a formal statement expressing deep concern about the state of the media here in Iceland. The statement outlines their view that freedom of the press and freedom of speech have recently been under attack in Iceland. This based on the fact that a [...]

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