Chair Halla Gunnarsdóttir says the union plans to give notice on Thursday unless a solution is reached before the 16:00 deadline.
A government-backed discussion will examine how weakening ocean circulation could affect Iceland’s security and climate.
The US secretary of state emphasised Iceland’s role in Arctic security but announced no specific increase in American military presence.
Anita Anand’s October 8–9 programme includes meetings with Iceland’s prime minister and foreign minister, and a visit to Keflavík air base.
Seasonal flights will link Keflavík with a new US gateway and restore the airline’s Madrid service next spring.
Heavy rain on saturated ground raises the risk of rockfalls and smaller landslides in East Iceland through Friday.
Donald Trump posted an unexplained map depicting Iceland under the U.S. flag, reviving attention on U.S.-Iceland relations weeks after Ambassador Billy Long’s 52nd-state joke.
Borealis Data Center plans to double the size of its Blönduós operation as a multi-billion-króna expansion gathers pace in North Iceland.
Iceland’s government says it will not restart European Union accession negotiations during its term after voters rejected reopening the talks in Saturday’s referendum.
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Reykjavík’s newly published election handbook sets out who can vote in the August 29 EU referendum, how overseas Icelanders retain voting rights and where early ballots can be cast.
European Union officials see Iceland’s August 29 referendum as potentially important far beyond the island, saying a Yes vote could strengthen the political case for EU enlargement elsewhere in Europe.
From Iceland Review’s first issue in 1963, Dr. Gunnar Böðvarsson explains Iceland’s hot springs, Great Geysir and the early development of geothermal heating and power.
A Gallup survey found that about nine in ten Icelanders experienced the August 12 solar eclipse, and most watched from home or elsewhere in their own municipality.
The Icelandic Met Office says gas pollution is still being measured at Múlakvísl, where conductivity remains elevated after recent glacial meltwater activity.
A whale has stranded near Djúpivogur in East Iceland, adding another unusual wildlife incident to the late-summer coast.
Iceland’s 2026 ptarmigan hunting season will begin on October 23 after Environment, Energy and Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson……
A large-scale search is resuming at Stuðlagil in East Iceland for a man believed to have fallen into Jökulsá á Brú on Monday.
From Iceland Review’s first issue in 1963, Director of Fisheries Davíð Ólafsson examines the technology transforming Iceland’s herring fisheries.
Iceland imported ISK 101 billion in office machinery and computers in the first half of 2026, with Landsbankinn saying data-centre hardware accounts for most of the total.
Iceland recorded a preliminary ISK 63.1 billion goods trade deficit in August, compared with ISK 33.6 billion in the same month last year.
Iceland’s 2027 budget bill forecasts an ISK 5 billion overall surplus, potentially ending years of Treasury deficits if realised.
Borealis Data Center plans to double the size of its Blönduós operation as a multi-billion-króna expansion gathers pace in North Iceland.
Government, unions and employers are in intensive talks after August inflation of 5.6% crossed the 4.7% threshold that can trigger termination of private-sector wage agreements.
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