http://www.eubusiness.com <p>Latest business news about Iceland and the European Union</p> <ul> <li> <a href="../iceland-country-profile">Iceland country profile</a></li> </ul> <br /> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-accession.gox Iceland's European Union membership negotiations are progressing smoothly, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele told AFP on Thursday following talks in Reykjavik. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Commission accession Iceland 2012-05-24T18:10:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-politics.ecd Iceland's centre-left government was reshuffled Saturday, whittling down the number of ministries from 10 to eight, amid charges from one of two booted ministers his anti-EU stance was to blame. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Iceland Headline2 cabinet 2012-01-01T11:54:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/fish-iceland-trade.e76 Iceland and the Faroe Islands face their "last chance" to end a mackerel quota war in negotiations next month, EU fisheries ministers said, otherwise the EU could impose sanctions. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Iceland fish trade 2011-12-17T21:22:44Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-britain.dxq The winding-up board of failed Icelandic bank Landsbanki has begun reimbursing savers who lost money in the collapse of its online branch Icesave, primarily British and Dutch savers. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Netherlands Iceland banking Britain Headline2 2011-12-07T17:22:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-britain.bzh Iceland said Friday it expected a stand-off with Britain and the Netherlands over the failed Icesave bank could be resolved as assets at the lender's parent company would cover all the depositor claims. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Iceland Britain Netherlands banking politics 2011-09-02T21:44:04Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wikileaks-iceland.b99 WikiLeaks and DataCell, the Icelandic data hosting service provider that handles WikiLeaks' donation collection, has sent a complaint to the European Commission against Visa and Mastercard. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. complaint Iceland competition Visa Headline1 WikiLeaks 2011-07-13T09:35:44Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wikileaks-iceland.b6l Visa Europe said Friday it has reinstated its block on credit card donations to whistleblower website WikiLeaks, after discovering it had been breached, prompting the website to launch legal action. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Denmark Visa statement Iceland WikiLeaks Headline2 2011-07-09T10:52:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wikileaks-iceland.b5z WikiLeaks is delaying its complaint to the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard in the hopes of reaching an out-of-court deal, the website's lawyer said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. court Denmark Visa Mastercard Iceland Headline1 WikiLeaks 2011-07-07T14:27:28Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wikileaks-iceland.b48 WikiLeaks will lodge a complaint with the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard if the two companies refuse to lift their ban on donations to the site, their lawyer said on Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. court Denmark Visa Mastercard Iceland WikiLeaks 2011-07-04T17:53:31Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-banking.b3i Iceland's former prime minister Geir Haarde, facing trial over the country's 2008 financial meltdown, describes the case as a farce, insisting he actually helped rescue the economy from a fate similar to that of Greece. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EXCLUSIVE parliament trial Iceland banking Greece INTERVIEW debt 2011-07-03T21:46:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-enlarge.awx Iceland on Monday opened negotiations to join the European Union, with fishing disputes and anti-EU sentiment on the island the only hurdles for a nation already well integrated with the bloc. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Iceland enlarge 2011-06-27T14:44:39Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-enlarge.auj Iceland is set next week to begin detailed EU membership talks, with the issue of fishing seen as the main hurdle in an otherwise easy process. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. ADVANCER Iceland enlarge talks 2011-06-24T06:58:29Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-oecd-bank.arq Iceland has largely recovered from its deep slump in the wake of the global financial crisis, says the OECD, but it calls for further strengthening of the country's monetary policy and changes to its fisheries management. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Iceland OECD fishing Headline2 bank economy 2011-06-21T12:16:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-britain.alf Iceland disagrees with a European watchdog's three-month deadline to repay Britain and the Netherlands for compensation they shelled out to their citizens who lost money in the collapse of the Icesave bank. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Netherlands Iceland banking Britain politics Headline2 2011-06-11T16:41:49Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-volcano.a6m Air traffic disruption triggered by the eruption of Iceland's Grimsvoetn volcano was reduced to parts of Norway and Sweden Thursday, as the last spits of hot vapour seeped out of the crater. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Iceland volcano aviation eruption 2011-05-26T09:23:36Z News Item