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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

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'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

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

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.

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Iceland's PM refuses to resign over Panama Papers scandal

Under mounting pressure from the opposition, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson is adamant he has no plans to resign over the Panama

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

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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

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.

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World Travel Market 2015 interview – Inga Hlín Pálsdóttir, Iceland

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Francois Hollande visits Iceland glacier

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Francois Hollande in land of fire and ice

With a few weeks to go until major UN talks on climate change in Paris, French President Francois Hollande is in Iceland to see for himself the

Sport

Mighty minnows steal Euro 2016 qualification limelight

Last weekend Italy, Spain, Portugal and Germany booked their ticket to Euro 2016 but the limelight was somewhat stolen by some mighty minnows who

Sport

England, Iceland and Czech Republic book Euro 2016 spots

This week’s ‘The Corner’ is dedicated to the business-end of the qualification campaign for the European Championships. Besides hosts France who

Sport

Iceland and Czech Republic secure qualification for the European Championships but Wales must wait

Turkey dealt a huge blow to the Netherlands in Group A of the Euro qualifiers. The home side took the lead in the eighth minute and ran out 3-0

Sport

Iceland beat the Netherlands to close in on first major tournament appearance

Iceland stunned the Netherland’s 1-0 in Amsterdam on Thursday to take a giant step towards qualification for next year’s European Championships in

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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

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

World News

And also... Cat hunting banned in German region and Russian twerkers jailed

Every Friday euronews’ different language journalists pick a selection of stories that didn’t make the top headlines around Europe and the world

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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

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Iceland drops EU membership bid