1+ day, 9+ 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…...

5+ day, 1+ 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, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) A new European Parliament-commissioned report proposes a permanent Northern Partnership linking the European Union with Iceland, Norway, and Greenland without requiring EU membership. The proposal covers maritime security, energy, emergency preparedness, transport and critical raw materials, with Canada and the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (104+ words) A whale was reported stranded near Djúpivogur in East Iceland on Tuesday, according to RÚV. The animal’s species and circumstances should not be inferred beyond confirmed information. Whale strandings periodically occur around Iceland’s coastline and can draw local attention, particularly…...

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, 5+ 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, 53+ min 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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, 3+ day ago   (300+ words) Icelanders vote on Saturday, August 29, on whether to restart accession negotiations with the European Union, but the immediate consequences of a Yes or No result are quite different from a membership decision. Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir told RÚV that…...