Archiv: Island / Iceland


10.09.2026 - 19:23 [ Government of the United Kingdom ]

Joint Foreign Ministers‘ Statement on the Two-State Solution

(September 8, 2026)

Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK on the Two-State Solution

1. The Government of Israel’s actions in the West Bank are undermining the possibility of a two-State solution. The situation is rapidly deteriorating amid unprecedented levels of settler violence and settlement expansion, including the unacceptable decision to publish tenders for the E1 settlement project. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the President of France Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney have agreed on the need to take action to prevent further damage.

Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures. In this regard, the UK, France and Canada welcome the important action already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium and will bring forward national measures to ban trade in settlement goods.

10.09.2026 - 19:21 [ CBS News ]

As U.K., 11 other nations say they‘ll sanction Israeli settlements, U.S. envoy warns of repercussions

(September 8, 2026)

U.K. Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said the British sanctions would target specific companies and individuals who provide services including construction, infrastructure, financing or real estate for settlement expansion, as well as sanctions against individual settlers accused of violence against Palestinians.

„The set of measures I have announced represents a clear message to the government of Israel, to the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, and to the world that we will not acquiesce in the destruction of the two-state solution,“ Miliband said.

02.09.2026 - 17:37 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Island hat zu Recht „Nein“ zur EU gesagt

War der Beitritt zur EU vor zwanzig oder dreißig Jahren schon eine schlechte Idee, so ist er heute eine unendlich viel schlechtere. Denn die EU von 2026 ist nicht einmal mehr die EU von 2008. Die oligarchische Maschinerie des Blocks – die Sparpolitik, die Technokratie, die Verachtung der Demokratie – hat sich zu etwas weitaus Monströserem gewandelt: zu einer voll entwickelten Kriegsmaschine. Eine EinschĂ€tzung von Thomas Fazi zum Ausgang des Referendums in Island zur EU.

31.08.2026 - 21:58 [ Iceland Review ]

Government Confirms Iceland Will Not Restart EU Accession Talks

Iceland’s government has confirmed that it will not continue accession negotiations with the European Union following Saturday’s referendum.

Prime Minister KristrĂșn FrostadĂłttir said the result would be respected and that the issue would not move forward during the current government’s term.

31.08.2026 - 21:53 [ TKP.at ]

Der Lack ist ab: Island sagt NEIN zur EU

Die Frage war nicht einmal, ob Island der EU beitreten sollte, sondern ob die Beitrittsverhandlungen ĂŒberhaupt wieder aufgenommen werden sollten. Ein „Ja“ hĂ€tte die Verhandlungen ermĂ€chtigt; ein eventueller Beitrittsvertrag hĂ€tte ein zweites Referendum erfordert. Die islĂ€ndische MinisterprĂ€sidentin KristrĂșn FrostadĂłttir hatte das Referendum versprochen und erklĂ€rt, dass die Beitrittsverhandlungen unter ihrer Regierung, die bis 2028 im Amt bleibt, nicht vorankommen wĂŒrden. DarĂŒber hinaus wird das Parlament unter ihrer Mitte-Links-Regierung prĂŒfen, ob der Beitrittsantrag Islands formell ganz zurĂŒckgezogen werden soll.

21.01.2026 - 19:48 [ New York Times ]

Trump Appears to Confuse Iceland and Greenland

“Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland,” the president said, referring to market shifts related to his repeated threats to seize Greenland. “So Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.”

07.04.2025 - 19:00 [ AlArabiya.net ]

Netanyahu’s flight to US takes a different route to evade ICC arrest warrant: Report

According to the report from Haaretz, Israel believed that Ireland, Iceland and the Netherlands could have acted to enforce the warrant.

19.05.2021 - 21:28 [ teleSUR ]

What To Expect From Arctic Council Meeting in Iceland?

The 12th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting is to be held Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland. As the United States and Russia will use this multilateral stage to have bilateral talks, this year‘s meeting has attracted more attention.

19.05.2021 - 19:27 [ France24 ]

US and Russian foreign ministers to meet in Iceland in bid to ease friction

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia‘s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are due to hold talks on Wednesday night ahead of a possible presidential summit in June in an attempt to improve the dire relations between the former Cold War foes.

15.03.2021 - 08:45 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

Netherlands joins growing list of EU nations to suspend use of AstraZeneca jab over blood clot fears as Bloc’s battle against virus falters with new lockdown in Italy and cases spiking in France with hospitals over-run

It comes as Dutch voters deliver their verdict on the country‘s coronavirus response in the first of three days of voting in a snap election, weeks after a curfew prompted three nights of rioting across major cities.

The Netherlands is the fifth country to pause its roll-out, following Ireland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Italy and Austria stopped using one particular batch of the jab.

30.06.2020 - 23:39 [ Naval Technology ]

Nato begins Dynamic Mongoose 2020 anti-submarine warfare exercise

Five surface ships, five submarines, five maritime patrol aircraft and around 2,000 military personnel from Canada, France, Germany, Norway, the UK and US are taking part.

27.06.2020 - 03:26 [ Iceland Monitor ]

NATO Project Underway at KEF Airport

According to a document titled European Deterrence Initiative, published in March of last year, the planned investment in Iceland is part of infrastructure enhancements to support the US military’s Air Force European Contingency Air Operations Sets (ECAOS) Deployable Airbase System (DABS).

05.09.2019 - 00:26 [ BreakingNews.ie ]

Iceland has to ease laws to allow Mike Pence’s security team to escort him on visit

Satirical newspaper Frettirnar mocked that “Americans intended to give every Reykjavik citizen a paralysing drug during Pence’s visit”.

Helicopters hovered over the government building where Mr Pence met with Icelandic eland’s officials as snipers perched on neighbouring rooftops.

Ahead of Mr Pence’s arrival, three CV-22B Osprey flew over southwestern Iceland, along with two C-130 Hercules and one Lockheed C-5 Galaxy.

09.02.2019 - 02:52 [ Government Offices of Iceland ]

Agreement reached on citizens‘ rights in case of a no-deal Brexit

An agreement on citizens‘ rights has been reached between the EEA EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the United Kingdom should the UK leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement.

14.09.2018 - 22:06 [ Sea Shepherd ]

Icelandic Whaling Company Kills Endangered Blue Whale

Although the first 21 whales killed were endangered Fin whales – which the Icelandic government has permitted Loftsson’s company to slaughter despite an international moratorium on whaling and the endangered status of the fin whale – they do not have a permit to kill endangered Blue whales.