Iceland
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Iceland: ‘New government takes office’
24 May 201330PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Iceland: Renewal through architecture
7 May 2013270 Público Lisbon -
Enlargement : Crisis makes candidate countries think twice
2 May 201311712PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Iceland: ‘Mandate from president expected today’
30 April 201320PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Iceland: ‘Waiting for Sigmund and Bjarni’
29 April 2013242PresseuropFréttablaðið -
Iceland: Reykjavik pioneers free-trade with Beijing
16 April 20138111PresseuropMorgunblaðið, EUobserver.com, The Wall Street Journal Europe, Trouw -
Iceland: Journey to Iceland’s cultural miracle
22 March 20131495226 El País Madrid -
Social issues: Gaping healthcare inequalities
13 March 2013643PresseuropEl País, Süddeutsche Zeitung -
Banks: Iceland wins the battle of Icesave against the EU
29 January 201317110PresseuropFréttablaðið, Les Echos, Financial Times -
The front page: 22 October 2012
22 October 201225PresseuropFinancial Times, The Irish Times, El Periódico de Catalunya & 4 others -
Humour in Europe (7/10) : Lampoon culture thrives in Iceland
28 August 2012763 Le Monde Paris -
Banks: How Iceland stalks its banksters
12 July 2012324414 Le Monde Paris -
The front page: 2 July 2012
2 July 201221PresseuropEl Mundo, La Repubblica, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna & 4 others -
EU membership: Montenegro and Iceland edge closer
27 June 2012386PresseuropEUobserver.com, Le Temps -
Contemporary art: Paintbrush factory brightens Cluj-Napoca
4 May 2012155 România libera Bucharest -
Debate: Should politicians be tried for the crisis?
6 March 201245520 El País Madrid -
The front page: 6 March 2012
6 March 201228PresseuropMorgunblaðið, The Wall Street Journal Europe, Libération & 5 others -
Eurozone crisis: Iceland is our modern Utopia
23 December 2011598739 Público Madrid -
Iceland: Reykjavik to allow Romanian workers
10 November 2011583PresseuropTimpul -
European Union: An enlargement of illusions
13 October 2011853 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
Iceland: Ex-PM on trial for his role in crisis
6 September 2011PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Iceland: A new constitution, via Facebook
4 July 201115322 Sydsvenskan Malmö -
Political fiction: Onwards to Europe 2.0
30 May 20112467 Die Welt Berlin -
ICELAND: Europe under threat from new eruption
23 May 2011PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Economic crisis: Spain's Icelandic revolt
19 May 201118388 El País Madrid -
Air travel: Heavy cloud forecast for Europe's single sky
15 April 201165 Der Spiegel Hamburg -
Iceland: Icesave agreement booted out second time
11 April 201147PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Iceland: A gentle cure for the crisis
8 April 20112394 Mediapart Paris -
Iceland: Another referendum amidst doubt on Europe
22 February 2011401PresseuropLe Soir -
Financial crisis: And shall we die for the banks?
10 December 20105925 România libera Bucharest -
Literature: Has America discovered Europe?
10 December 2010104 The New York Times New York -
Alliances: Nordic countries huddle together
7 December 201073 EUobserver.com Brussels -
Border disputes: The black gold of Rockall
14 October 2010581 La Stampa Turin -
Iceland: Holy mackerel, it’s Cod Wars 2
24 August 201023 The Guardian London -
Iceland: Accession talks – and fishing row – with Brussels begin
10 August 201020PresseuropEUobserver.com -
Oceans: A whale of a time
22 June 201018 Die Welt Berlin -
Iceland: Iceland turns away from EU
17 June 2010PresseuropLe Figaro -
Editorial: AAA, BBB, BHV
30 April 20102Presseurop -
Editorial: Ash cloud's silver lining
23 April 2010Presseurop -
MIX&REMIX, L'HEBDO (LAUSANNE): Ash cloud panic
22 April 201016 -
Trend: Airports, the world as waiting room
21 April 2010281 La Vanguardia Barcelona -
Air transport: The cloud cutting Europe in two
19 April 20104 Presseurop -
Tom, Trouw (Amsterdam): Iceland’s vengeance
16 April 2010 -
Iceland: Reykjavik blamed for economic meltdown
13 April 2010PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Economy: No appetite for austerity
18 March 2010212 International Herald Tribune Paris -
Icesave referendum: Defiant Iceland's cloudy future
5 March 201012 Le Monde Paris -
Iceland: Another step towards EU membership
25 February 2010PresseuropLe Soir -
Media: For press freedom, click Iceland
18 February 2010861 Adevărul Bucharest -
Banks: Bailout cuts no ice with Reykjavik
7 January 20101410 Presseurop -
Iceland: President puts the people before banks
6 January 2010PresseuropThe Times
Completed just as the financial bubble burst, the Harpa concert hall symbolises the recovery of Iceland following years of gloom. Just one of the reasons why it was awarded the 2013 Mies van der Rohe European Architecture Prize. 
Iceland escaped the grip of austerity and has turned Icelandic culture into the country’s second largest contributor to GDP, with an impact of around €1bn per year. Unemployment is at 5.7 per cent, growth at 3 per cent – and the island is alive to the sound of music and movie shoots. 
When you live far away from the rest of the world and are descended from Vikings – a people hardly known for their communication skills – knowing the art of self-deprecating comedy seems to come naturally. In the seventh part of its series on humour, Le Monde takes us to Reykjavik where parody is the best cure for narcissism. 
In London, Barclays rigged the interest rates on interbanks loans, while in Madrid, Bankia cooked the books in order go public. How can banks be held accountable? Iceland has appointed a team of investigators that seeks out fraud and sends the perpetrators to court. 
Located in a former factory in Cluj, the Transylvanian capital, a contemporary art centre managed by several galleries and artists' collectives is trying to break into the European art scene. 
The trial of Iceland’s former Prime Minister opened on March 5. Geir Haarde is accused of having being unable to cope with the financial crisis that swept over the country in 2008. Should we follow this example in other countries? El País asked several experts and journalists. 
In rejecting by referendum a bailout for their toxic banks and the repayment of external debt, the citzens of Iceland have shown it is possible to escape the laws of capitalism and take control of one's destiny, writes a Spanish historian. 
In opening up the prospect of accession to several candidate countries, the European Commissioner for Enlargement means to put on a show of optimism. But it only reinforces the impression that Europe doesn’t know where it’s going, writes the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. 
Begun after the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent fall of the government under popular pressure, Iceland’s citizen revolution continues. The most recent example is that all internet users are called upon to draft the country’s next constitution. 
Forget the nation-state: Europe would be much better off if it were fundamentally reorganised – into powerful regions in the north and the Alps and picturesque bankrupts in the south 
After passively submitting to the crisis, young Spaniards have finally taken to the street. Breaking out on the eve of municipal elections, the protests of recent days have been inspired by those in Iceland that led to the fall of the government in Reykjavik. 
One year after air traffic was shut down across Europe following the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano, airlines and European authorities are simulating a new ash cloud over the continent. Objective: better coordination. But that’s yet to be seen. 
While countries elsewhere in Europe have responded to the debt crisis with unpopular austerity plans, Iceland, which allowed its banks to fail, has now embarked on a slow journey towards recovery. In a referendum scheduled for 9 April, the citizens of the country may refuse to reimburse the international creditors of the collapsed Icesave savings scheme. 
Should Brussels foot the bill for bankrupt banks? Not according to a professor of law at the University of Bucharest. Writing in the columns of România liberă, Gheorghe Piperea argues that the preservation of the welfare state is more important, and cites the example of Iceland, which chose to allow its banks to fail. 
With the help of independent publishing houses and with the input from the Old World’s cultural institutes and agencies, European literature is finally making inroads in the United States, a country which traditionally shies away from books in translation. 
As the world gets bigger, and the rush for the resources beneath the Artic sea intensifies, the countries of Europe’s far North are seeking common cause. 
Uninhabitable and relentlessly pummelled by the stormy waters of the North Atlantic, the tiny island of Rockall has been coveted for conquest by four European countries for half a century. The reason they’re so keen on the island lies below: the huge oil reserves hidden in the surrounding seabed. 
Reminiscent of the cod wars of the seventies, Scotland and Norway are urging the EU to impose sanctions on Iceland and the Faroe Islands, accused of gobbling up North Atlantic fish stocks. 
Currently under discussion in Agadir, the ban on whaling continues to divide the international community. Die Welt argues that the ironclad protection demanded for the cetaceans by most European countries is evidence of a quasi-religious conception of ecology. 
The cloud of ash from Eyjafjallajoekull volcano grounded millions of casual travellers, as well as much of the frequent flyers community. Spanish columnist Joana Bonet describes this parallel – and artificial – society. 
Whether they be heads of state or ordinary citizens, travelers across Europe are suffering from the consequences of the ash cloud generated by the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano — a chaotic situation that should prompt a review of EU transport policy. 
From Greece to Ireland, the EU is encouraging members states to imposing painful cuts in public spending. But a growing number of critics are criticising a “cult of austerity” that threatens to push Europe further into recession. 
On 6 March, the citizens of Iceland vote in a referendum on the reimbursement of their country's national debt. The collapse of the banking system and sharply declining standards of living have prompted many to turn their backs on Europe and seek economic salvation in traditional industries. 
An Icelandic legislative initiative to protect the media and a create a safe haven for investigative journalists from all over the world: the project launched by the WikiLeaks website, which has gained support from several Icelandic MPs, could put an end to abusive libel actions. 
Flying in the face of European demands for compensation, Iceland’s president Ólafur Grimsson has decided to hold a referendum on repayment of its banks’ foreign debts. And the European press is backing him up, arguing that taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for bankers’ blunders. - 1 of 2
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