Iceland

Iceland

Iceland in Euro 2016: at least 7 interesting facts

Iceland, the smallest country in the Euro 2016, face England in the last 16 round of the championship on Monday.

23/06/2016

Cult

From Iceland to Austin: Kaleo making waves across the Atlantic

While Björk may be Iceland’s best-known musical export, four-piece rock band Kaleo are making waves in the US with their bluesy rock sound.

16/06/2016

Iceland

Icelandic government survives no-confidence vote as protesters continue call for government to resign

Iceland’s government survived a no confidence vote on Friday. It was put forward by the opposition after revelations from the leaked “Panama Papers”

08/04/2016

Iceland

Iceland: protesters call for more resignations as government forms new Cabinet

The new prime minister of Iceland, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, has formed his Cabinet. The handover from the previous cabinet took place at two State

08/04/2016

Iceland

Iceland announces snap election as temporary leader takes over

The fallout from the Panama Papers has left Iceland with a new prime minister and the prospect of snap elections. Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson has been chosen to lead th

06/04/2016

Iceland

Not a resignation - Iceland PM says he's just 'stepped aside' for 'unspecified' time

The Prime Minister of Iceland’s office has issued a press release stating that prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has not resigned. Rather

06/04/2016

Iceland

'Panama Papers' push Iceland's PM to resign

Iceland’s under pressure prime minister,Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has tendered his resignation after his family’s offshore investments were revealed in

06/04/2016

Iceland

'Panama Papers' push Iceland's PM to resign

Iceland’s under pressure prime minister,Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has tendered his resignation after his family’s offshore investments were

05/04/2016

Iceland

'Panama Papers': Iceland's prime minister requests dissolution of parliament

Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmunder Gunnlaugsson has asked for parliament to be dissolved in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. However

05/04/2016

Iceland

Iceland: thousands protest, call for PM to resign over 'Panama Papers' leaks

Thousands called on the PM to resign amid claims he benefited from offshore holdings in tax havens.

04/04/2016

Cinema

'Virgin Mountain': tender and wickedly funny romcom from Iceland

Welcome back to this new year’s very first edition of Cinema Box. Let’s start with a tender and wickedly funny romantic comedy from the land of ice

08/01/2016

Iceland

Iceland hit by first big winter storm

Winter hit Iceland in a big way on Tuesday with the first mammoth snowstorm of the season causing havoc for motorists and other travellers. Despite

01/12/2015

Health Series

Three diverse European projects with a handle on climate change

How can we recycle CO2, harness wind in urban areas and fly with the help of helium? Discover three European projects who are tackling climate change head-on.

23/11/2015

Iceland

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Inga Hlín Pálsdóttir, Iceland

04/11/2015

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Francois Hollande visits Iceland glacier

18/10/2015

Iceland

Iceland: thousands sign petition urging government to accept more refugees

While Europe struggles to manage the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World War, the tiny island nation of Iceland has stepped

02/09/2015

Cinema

Rams: a warming tale in the land of ice

Who would have thought that a tale about sheep in rural Iceland would bring tears to your eyes? But Grímur Hákonarson’s ‘Rams’ does just that. The

05/06/2015

Iceland

Iceland turns away from the EU as government ends membership talks

It seems the promise of the EU has lost some of its glitter, at least for Iceland, which is abandoning its bid to join the Union after opening talks

13/03/2015

Iceland

Iceland drops EU membership bid

12/03/2015

Iceland

The Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland: A masterpiece of Mother Nature

Something extraordinary is happening in Iceland… Lava just keeps on flowing from the Bardarbunga volcano. It started to erupt in August last year

16/01/2015

Iceland

Watch: Drone captures erupting Bardarbunga volcano

02/10/2014

Iceland

Watch: creeping red-hot lava from Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland

24/09/2014

Iceland

Video: Iceland volcano Bardarbunga spews lava fountains of up to 100m

02/09/2014

Iceland

Iceland's first ever casualty of a police shooting

02/12/2013

Iceland

North-south divide in Europe as Iceland is top for gender equality

25/10/2013

Next Series

Iceland mans its volcano front line

08/07/2013