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A bill on a new Constitution for Iceland will be brought before the Venice Commission, who is to return its evaluation of the bill in January. The first round of discussion about the bill began at Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, yesterday.
Valgerður Bjarnadóttir, who chairs the Constitutional and Supervisory Committee of Alþingi, stated that in spite of the Venice Commission’s evaluation, the new Constitution will be “homemade,” ruv.is reports.
The bill is more than 250 pages and is based on the proposals of the Constitutional Council for a new Constitution for Iceland, amendment proposals from a group of specialists and the results of the national referendum in October. The bill is an overall revamp of the current Constitution.
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir urged MPs to complete the project and not postpone it just for the sake of it but Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the opposition’s Independence Party, stated it would be unrealistic to complete it in time for the next general election in spring 2013.
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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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