Members of Parliament recently voted on a proposed referendum regarding the resumption of Iceland’s European Union accession talks. The proposal was approved with 34 votes in favor and 8 against, while 14 MPs abstained.

A seal is currently lying on the shoreline at Þórshöfn in the municipality of Langanesbyggð.

Despite ongoing discussion about flight cancellations linked to alleged unofficial pilot actions, the vast majority of Icelandair’s scheduled flights are still operating and getting passengers to their destinations.

Nearly 42,000 people in Iceland signed a petition opposing the new kilometer tax, which was formally handed over to Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson at his ministry today.

Representatives of the Independence Party, the Liberal Reform Party, and the Progressive Party are expected to sign a coalition agreement to form a new governing majority in Reykjavík today, according to sources cited by mbl.is.

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The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn), and Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) have reached an agreement to form a new majority coalition in Reykjavík, reports RÚV. The new majority was officially...