Business
Indefinite Strike Begins in Reykjavík
Around 1,850 City of Reykjavík employees who are members of Efling Union began an indefinite strike at midnight last night. The Union’s chairperson believes it
Jelena Ćirić
February 17, 2020
Politics
Business
New Bill Proposes Fines on Companies with Gender-Imbalanced Boards
A new parliamentary bill would impose fines on Icelandic companies that do not fulfil a gender quota on their corporate boards, mbl.is reports. The bill
Larissa Kyzer
February 14, 2020
Business
Publisher Acquitted on Most Counts of Strike Breaking
Árvakur, the publishing company that owns daily newspaper Morgunblaðið was cleared of all but one charge of strike-breaking during a journalists’ strike that took place
Larissa Kyzer
February 14, 2020
News
Iceland to Manage Kosovo’s Airspace
Iceland has acquired the rights to manage Kosovo’s lower airspace, according to a press release from NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR). Arnór Sigurjónsson, Director
Jelena Ćirić
February 13, 2020
Business
Rio Tinto to Review Future of ISAL Smelter
According to a press release published this morning, Rio Tinto – one of the world’s largest metals and mining corporations – will conduct a strategic
Ragnar Tómas
February 12, 2020
News
Two-Day Workers’ Strike Has Begun
Around 1,850 Efling Union members employed by the City of Reykjavík went on strike at 12.30pm today, RÚV reports. It is their third strike action
Jelena Ćirić
February 11, 2020
News
Review Legislation on Sexual Privacy
A new report is critical of the Icelandic justice system’s treatment of survivors of digital sexual violence, Fréttablaðið reports. The report states that survivors do
Jelena Ćirić
February 11, 2020
Magazine
In Focus: Proposed Highland National Park
The Icelandic highland is one of the largest uninhabited, uncultivated areas in Europe. Almost all of Iceland’s population lives near the coastline, owing both to the barrenness and the coldness of the highland, and to Iceland’s fishing-based economy. The government is now planning to designate the entirety of the Icelandic highland as a national park, which would make it one of the largest national parks in the world, covering 30% of the country. But not everyone is on board with the idea.
Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson
February 10, 2020
News
Sues State for Additional Compensation in Infamous Case
Kristján Viðar Júlíusson, one of five who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in Iceland’s most infamous disappearance case, has sued the Icelandic state for
Jelena Ćirić
February 10, 2020
News
Permanent Car-Free Zones Approved on Three Downtown Streets
The City of Reykjavík’s environment and planning committee has voted to keep sections of three downtown streets permanently car-free, RÚV reports. Laugavegur, Skólavörðustígur, and Vegamótastígur
Larissa Kyzer
February 9, 2020
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