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A group of specialists appointed to review the Constitutional Council’s draft for a new Constitution, submitted its report yesterday, including a number of amendment proposals. The group also suggests that an overall evaluation of the effect of the draft take place.
Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. Photo by Páll Kjartansson.
The proposed changes include simplification of the process of filing charges due to parliamentary elections, making the provisions on the rights of the minority in parliament more consistent and guaranteeing that ministers as well as parliamentarians enjoy protection regarding their comments in parliament, ruv.is reports.
Also, a provision on the right of parents to secure that the education of their children is in accordance with their religion and beliefs was added to the chapter on human rights.
Valgerður Bjarnadóttir, who chair’s the Alþingi parliament’s Constitutional Committee, stated that it would be possible to submit a bill for a new Constitution next week.
Click here to read about the national referendum on the Constitutional Council’s suggestions.
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A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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In 1915, women aged 40 and over were granted the right to cast a vote in all official elections held in Iceland.
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Four Icelandic contestants will participate in this year’s World Skills International, the world cup for industrial- and vocational subjects. The competition is held every other year.
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This year’s free English-language travel guide Around Iceland has been released, the 38th year in a row. The guide is also published in Icelandic and German and is distributed in 100,000 copies to the country’s most frequented tourist destinations.
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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