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Race car development continues at the University of Iceland
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
The Police pulls over every rental car leaving Keflavik International Airport
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Reykjavík International Childrens Film Festival Coming Up
24.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The 2013 Reykjavík International Childrens Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís ...
Monthly wage index in April 2013 is 0.2% higher than in the previous month
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Dimma plays Lokbra in Harpa Conference Hall - VIDEO
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Landlord In Akranes Attacked By Two Men
24.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Two men broke into a building landlords apartment and attacked him last night in Akranes. ...
New Prime Minister Cooked Meatballs in Coffee Machine
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Police Carrying Out Inspections Of Airport Rental Cars
24.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Police will be stopping all rental cars leaving Keflavík Airport to carry out individual inspections this afternoon. ...
Stoned (ESA)
24.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The treasures of Southeast Iceland....
Cartoon About Baby Bird Big Hit At Cannes
24.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Local computer animation company GunHil Ltd. recently sold the rights of their film, Ploe: You Never Fly Alone, to some 30 countries at the ongoing Cannes film festival. ...
Ministers Exchange Keys, New Government Takes Power
24.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Dav...
First Icelander Climbs Everest by the North Face
24.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the worlds highest m...
Speech Record about Spirou and Fantasio - 13.5 hours
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Central bank starts buying forex
24.05.2013 - icenewsis: In preparation for the unwinding of capital controls that have been in place since the 2008 banking collapse, Icelands central bank has started selling króna to secure sufficient foreign exchange as a buffer. “The bank will attempt to increase its non-bo...
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Does A Little, Farewell Dance
24.05.2013 - grapevine-news: As the new coalition government officially took power yesterday, the outgoing Prime Ministers office released a video where Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir dances off the stage. ...
Thjodhatid music festival in Iceland August 2nd-5th at Westman Islands
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Festival of the Sea - June 1-2, 2013 in Reykjavik
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Travel video of the day - Clayesmore School UK
24.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Icelandic Photo of the Day - May 23rd 2013
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Departing Prime Minister dances on Youtube - VIDEO
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today
23.05.2013 - icenewsis: Press Release - A comprehensive policy statement of the new Government in Iceland has been introduced, where the focus is put on a forward looking policy, aiming at serving the whole of the country and the people. The guiding element will be the improved ...
Game Of Thrones Returns To Iceland
23.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Iceland will again serve as a key set in the upcoming fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which is expected to be shot here this summer. ...
The North Atlantic Row Team soon in the Orkney Islands - VIDEO
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Photos: Icelands New Government
23.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Icelands new government formally took power today following a state cou...
Domestic petrol prices have risen by over 3% since mid-April
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Visit Reykjavik Art Museum Kjarvalsstadir
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Homer Simpson in Iceland (KH)
23.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
A recent episode of the cartoon series The Simpsons brings us to Iceland. Finally....
Whale Reserve in Southwest Iceland Extended
23.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innova...
New government in Iceland is inexperienced
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Body Found in Icelands West Fjords Identified
23.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday comple...
Icelanders are eating more and more vegetables
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Winter Conditions Continue
23.05.2013 - grapevine-news: While Iceland celebrated its first day of summer one month ago today, many parts of the country are still in the throes of winter. ...
New Government of Iceland to Take Over
23.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The government of Jóha...
Another Icelander Reaches Top of Everest, Another Record Broken
23.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Leifur Örn Svavarsson reached the peak of Mt. Everest this morning, making him the first Icelander to do so from the north ridge route. ...
Air Traffic Grounded at Keflavík Airport
23.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to...
New coalition government has been formed in Iceland
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Iceland mountaineers on top of the world
23.05.2013 - icenewsis: In a season of summit firsts, Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson became the fifth, and so far oldest, Icelander to summit Everest, while the first ascent via the North Face by and Icelander was underway by Leifur Örn Gissurarson. Geir Gissurarson reached the top o...
New Government Agreement Signed, New Ministers Chosen
23.05.2013 - grapevine-news: The succeeding coalition government coalesced yesterday, as the leaders of the Progressive Party and the Independent Party signed a new government platform and nine new ministers were announced. ...
Draft legislation on Financial Stability Council in Iceland
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Arctic States sign an agreement on Oil Pollution Preparedness
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The body has been identified
23.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Inflation in Iceland: Stronger Krona filters down to prices
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Icelandic Photo of the Day - May 22nd 2013
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Icelandic government to found an oil company
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Gunnar Nelson - Mindset of an Athlete - Short Film - VIDEO
22.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Highlights of Icelands New Government Agreement
22.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, a...
Cats Death Requires Police Investigation
22.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Police are required to investigate the matter of a cat that was found shot to death in Bolungarvík. ...
Car of Iceland's Next PM Stopped for Speeding
22.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
On the way back to Rey...
Unemployment in Iceland was 6.6% in April 2013
22.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Ministry for the Environment in Iceland abolished
22.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Riots shake Stockholm for three consecutive nights
24.05.2013 - Violent protest went on three continuous days following last Sunday’s outbreak in Husby, district of Stockholm. Cars and containers were set on fire in the riots triggered by a fatal shooting by police. About 200 people in this largely immigrant suburb were part of the unrest, which resulted in numerous arrests. The mood of discontent [...]...
Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival Coming Up
24.05.2013 - The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29....
Landlord In Akranes Attacked By Two Men
24.05.2013 - Two men broke into a building landlord’s apartment and attacked him last night in Akranes. ...
Police Carrying Out Inspections Of Airport Rental Cars
24.05.2013 - Police will be stopping all rental cars leaving Keflavík Airport to carry out individual inspections this afternoon. ...
Stoned (ESA)
24.05.2013 - The treasures of Southeast Iceland....
Cartoon About Baby Bird Big Hit At Cannes
24.05.2013 - Local computer animation company GunHil Ltd. recently sold the rights of their film, Ploe: You Never Fly Alone, to some 30 countries at the ongoing Cannes film festival. ...
Ministers Exchange Keys, New Government Takes Power
24.05.2013 - The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys....
First Icelander Climbs Everest by the North Face
24.05.2013 - Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning....
Central bank starts buying forex
24.05.2013 - In preparation for the unwinding of capital controls that have been in place since the 2008 banking collapse, Iceland’s central bank has started selling króna to secure sufficient foreign exchange as a buffer. “The bank will attempt to increase its non-borrowed reserves,” Reykjavik-based Seðlabanki said today. “Increasing the non-borrowed reserves is a long-term goal, however, [...]...
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Does A Little, Farewell Dance
24.05.2013 - As the new coalition government officially took power yesterday, the outgoing Prime Minister’s office released a video where Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir dances off the stage. ...
A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today
23.05.2013 - Press Release - A comprehensive policy statement of the new Government in Iceland has been introduced, where the focus is put on a forward looking policy, aiming at serving the whole of the country and the people. The guiding element will be the improved prospects of the households in Iceland, and promotion of opportunities in trade [...]...
Game Of Thrones Returns To Iceland
23.05.2013 - Iceland will again serve as a key set in the upcoming fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which is expected to be shot here this summer. ...
Photos: Iceland’s New Government
23.05.2013 - Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence....
Homer Simpson in Iceland (KH)
23.05.2013 - A recent episode of the cartoon series The Simpsons brings us to Iceland. Finally....
Whale Reserve in Southwest Iceland Extended
23.05.2013 - One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight....
Body Found in Iceland’s West Fjords Identified
23.05.2013 - The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday....
Winter Conditions Continue
23.05.2013 - While Iceland celebrated its first day of summer one month ago today, many parts of the country are still in the throes of winter. ...
New Government of Iceland to Take Over
23.05.2013 - The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power....
Another Icelander Reaches Top of Everest, Another Record Broken
23.05.2013 - Leifur Örn Svavarsson reached the peak of Mt. Everest this morning, making him the first Icelander to do so from the north ridge route. ...
Stash of Viking coins discovered
23.05.2013 - A sixteen year old treasure hunter, armed with a metal detector, has unearthed a bounty of ancient coins in a field in Northern Denmark, near Strandby. More than 60 rare coins, from as far away as England and Germany were collected from the dig, after Michael Stockbro Larsen came across the Viking stash. Rare Norse [...]...
Air Traffic Grounded at Keflavík Airport
23.05.2013 - Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights....
Iceland mountaineers on top of the world
23.05.2013 - In a season of summit firsts, Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson became the fifth, and so far oldest, Icelander to summit Everest, while the first ascent via the North Face by and Icelander was underway by Leifur Örn Gissurarson. Geir Gissurarson reached the top of the 8,848m high Himalayan peak on May 21st, exactly 16 years after [...]...
New Government Agreement Signed, New Ministers Chosen
23.05.2013 - The succeeding coalition government coalesced yesterday, as the leaders of the Progressive Party and the Independent Party signed a new government platform and nine new ministers were announced. ...
Cat’s Death Requires Police Investigation
22.05.2013 - Police are required to investigate the matter of a cat that was found shot to death in Bolungarvík. ...
Whaling Area Reduced
22.05.2013 - Outgoing Minister of Industry and Innovation, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, signed a new regulation yesterday which significantly reduced the area where whaling vessels are permitted to hunt in Faxaflói bay. ...
Where to host Eurovision 2014?
22.05.2013 - With Eurovision 2013 done and dusted, the annual talent fest will now move across the Øresund after Denmark triumphed in Malmo. Speculation is already underway as to which city will be the next host. Emmelie de Forest’s unsurprising win with the folksy “Only Teardrops” gives Denmark the right to host Europe’s biggest TV event for [...]...
Overseas creditors might have to accept losses
22.05.2013 - Foreign bondholders hoping to recoup their full investments in Iceland’s three collapsed banks will be eyeing the new government nervously. Anti-austerity election pledges have threatened to force accepted losses on them. Landsbanki Íslands, Glitnir and Kaupþing owe foreign investors billions after their collapse in 2008 with default on their $85 billion debt. But the incoming [...]...
Denmark’s unemployed to get benefits extension
21.05.2013 - There’s relief for some 30,000 unemployed whose benefits were set to expire later this year. The government has decided to extend the benefits period to four years. With one of Northern Europe’s highest unemployment rates, above 8 per cent, Denmark is counting the cost of benefits at a time when growth in the economy is [...]...
Brussels Seafood Expo 23-25 April
04.04.2013 - We like to welcome visitors and distributors of seafood products from Iceland to meet with us in Hall 6, booth #834....
Continued Certification Granted
25.03.2013 - Icelandic Cod Fisheries have been granted continued certification by Global Trust Certification....
French version of video available
18.03.2013 - The video about Iceland Responsible Fisheries is now aviailable in French: Islande, Pêche Responsable....
Meet us at Boston Seafood Show
05.03.2013 - We invite buyers of Icelandic seafood products, stakeholders and other interested parties to visit us at our booth #581 at the show....
CNN reports on Icelandic Fisheris
17.12.2012 - "The fishing industry has helped Iceland lifts its economy..." reports CNN in a video reportage now available on the web....
Workshop in Paris 18 October
10.10.2012 - Iceland is among seven countries that will present national seafood marketing programmes on a workshop in Paris 18 October, "Sustainability, national branding of seafood products: competing or complementary messages?"...
Status report from MRI now in English
21.08.2012 - The Marine Research Institute has published the latest report on the state of fish stocks in English....
Increased cod quota for 2012/2013
16.07.2012 - The total allowable catch (TAC) in Icelandic waters has been set for the fishing year 2012/2013. The Cod quota has been set to 195,400 tons....
Fisheries quota proposals for 2012/2013 released
15.06.2012 - The Marine Research Institute (MRI) in Iceland has published the yearly status report of fish stocks in Icelandic waters. The increase in TAC of Cod is up by 11%....
The Evolution of Sustainability and the Role of Choice discussed in Brussels
24.04.2012 - Iceland Responsible Fisheries and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute hosted a joint luncheon in Brussels 24 April. The President of Iceland, H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson addressed the meeting. The title of his speech was Responsible Fisheries and the Future of the Oceans....
