Iceland

Iceland chooses lonely road back from economic segregation

30 Apr 2013

The victory in Iceland’s election of parties who would spurn the European Union may keep the country isolated by cementing damaging currency controls in place.

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Icelandic voters dump ruling Social Democrats from power

28 Apr 2013

Fatigued by years of austerity and swayed by promises of debt relief, Icelandic voters dumped the Social Democrats from power on Saturday, returning a centre-right government that ruled over its...

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Iceland seen to drop bid for EU seat as election looms

25 Apr 2013

The European Union is an exclusive club many countries are vying to join. But Iceland, as it goes to the polls, is having severe second thoughts. The bid by the North Atlantic island nation to...

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Gay wife of Iceland's prime minister visits Beijing university

18 Apr 2013

The gay wife of Iceland's prime minister took centre stage this week at a reception in her honour during a visit to the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), but her sexuality was largely off...

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China news round-up: Investments in Europe soar, another Tibetan self-immolates

17 Apr 2013

Economy
Global Post
Are anti-corruption campaigns causing China's economy to slow?
Der Spiegel

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Gays criticise state media coverage of Icelandic leader's visit

17 Apr 2013

The gay and lesbian community slammed state broadcaster CCTV for not mentioning the wife of Iceland's openly gay prime minister in prime-time coverage of her state visit to China. CCTV aired...

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Opinion

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

Updated 4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Talking points

How will China treat Iceland's gay first couple?

2:31AM

Iceland PM Johanna Sigurdardottir arrives in Beijing

Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir arrived in Beijing yesterday at the start of a five-day official visit to China.

7:05AM

Iceland's lesbian PM declines invitation to meet China's parents of gay children

A group of Chinese parents of gays and lesbians had invited Iceland's prime minister and her wife for a chat over coffee when the couple visit Beijing next week.

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TRADE

Iceland premier Sigurdardottir to meet China’s leaders in Beijing

Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir will meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this month in Beijing as the countries sign a free trade agreement, her office said on Saturday.

3:14PM

MONITOR

Iceland's harsh cure would be a better medicine for Cyprus

A week after the European Union's first disastrous attempt to solve Cyprus's debt crisis, a new rescue package emerged yesterday.

Unlike the initial bailout, the new deal honours the...

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ICELAND

Former head of Iceland's failed Kaupthing bank faces conspiracy trial

Icelandic banker Sigurdur "Siggi" Einarsson, who ran Kaupthing bank until its collapse five years ago, is among nine former senior staff who have been charged in Reykjavik with orchestrating five...

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