2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (203+ words) Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has been briefed on a November 2024 phone call in which Donald Trump reportedly twice raised the idea of Iceland becoming the 51st U.S. state with then-Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson. Committee chair Pawel Bartoszek said it is serious…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (147+ words) Established by Vökufélagið, an association promoting folk arts activities in Iceland, Vaka Festival is a great opportunity to discover the traditional music of the island and its neighbouring countries. This playlist offers a musical introduction to the festival that brings…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (154+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social on Monday depicting Iceland, Greenland and a broad swath of the Americas under the Stars and Stripes. The image was published without accompanying text or a policy announcement, making its intent…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (223+ words) Iceland’s government has confirmed that it will not continue accession negotiations with the European Union following Saturday’s referendum. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir said the result would be respected and that the issue would not move forward during the current government’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (282+ words) Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says Iceland’s No vote makes the European Economic Area agreement an even more important framework for the country. In an interview with mbl.is, Eide said it is becoming increasingly difficult to be a…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (164+ words) By 06.47 Sunday, RÚV called the result determined. With final results in the Southwest Constituency arriving later, RÚV confirmed that 52,8% had voted No, while 47,2% had voted Yes. The referendum asked whether Iceland should restart accession negotiations with the European Union. It…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (217+ words) Iceland’s referendum result is politically decisive but legally more limited than a membership vote would have been. The ballot was advisory and asked only whether accession negotiations should restart; it did not ask Icelanders whether to join the European Union....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (136+ words) Iceland goes to the polls today in a national referendum asking whether the country should resume accession negotiations with the European Union. More than 63,000 people had already voted outside polling stations by late Friday, according to RÚV. The exact question…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (316+ words) You might think that Iceland’s capital gets quieter after Reykjavík Culture Night. But although we are now in the final week of calendar summer, there’s no reason for things to slow down here. The vibrant Reykjavík Jazz Festival starts tomorrow…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (225+ words) Reykjavík Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir has urged residents to head into the city centre for Culture Night, saying the weather is “not as bad as it looks”. Around 400 events are being held across Iceland’s capital today. Residents, businesses and artists are…...