mbl.is,   21 November 2025 2:30 PM
Photos: Children’s Parliament members visited Alþingi

The Children’s Parliament began today with a visit by its young delegates to Alþingi on International Children’s Day. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 1:36 PM
EEA ministers extracted confirmation from EU commissioner over no precedent

Just prior to the formal meeting of the ministerial council of the EEA states yesterday in Brussels, the foreign ministers of Iceland and Norway, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Espen Barth Eide, got Valdis Dombrovskis, commissioner at the European Union, to confirm publicly that the EU’s decision on protective tariffs on ferrosilicon was an “exceptional case”, had been taken in special circumstances, and that similar measures, for example regarding […] more

Iceland Review,   21 November 2025 1:26 PM
Iceland Eclipse Adds New Acts to its Line-Up for August 2026

Next year’s music festival under the cosmos, Iceland Eclipse, has confirmed a new wave of additions to its programme.  As reported by music magazine The Line of Best Fit, this host of acts reflect a shift in the event’s approach: one shaped by a “community of seekers” who want direct involvement in the experience. Among the […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 1:02 PM
PM: Interest rate cut shows balance returning to economy

Kristrún Frostadóttir, the prime minister, says that the Central Bank’s decision to lower interest rates is a sign that balance is returning to the economy. She is not greatly worried about forecasts of decreasing economic growth and prefers to emphasise quality.

It was somewhat interesting to see that the tone regarding the future is changing. We may be moving into a slightly different balance, which is also a positive sign […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 11:47 AM
Probe into firework storage and wall construction

The owners of the buildings at Straumhella 4 in Hafnarfjörður have demanded explanations from the municipal authorities as to why permission is being granted for storage of fireworks, with the associated explosion hazard, at Straumhella 6, as well as the authorisation to erect seven-metre-high container walls between the buildings, which are intended to serve as a defensive barrier. The container walls are filled with rocks and sand.

They […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 11:13 AM
"With parliamentary good will this will be law by Christmas"

Pensioners with disabilities, and old-age pensioners more generally, should be paid according to whichever index is more favourable to them, says Inga Sæland, Minister for Social Affairs and Housing, about the new social security bill she presented to Parliament in October.

It will always be the person who is supposed to receive the payments who benefits from any doubt [conflict between indices].

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mbl.is,   21 November 2025 11:08 AM
Widespread glaze ice reported on roads

Glaze ice is present on many roads around the country, and motorists are urged to check conditions before setting out and to drive carefully. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 7:45 AM
Slippery in many places

It is extremely slippery on roads in North East Iceland, East Iceland, the East Fjords, South Iceland and South Iceland. It is also slippery in many places in the north-western part of the country.

According to information from Lögreglan á Norðurlandi eystra (police in North East Iceland), it is very slippery in many places. The ice is often very hard to see and therefore drivers do not notice it, the police say.

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