Iceland Eclipse: How This Immersive Festival Celebrated the Last Total Solar Eclipse Until 2196 [Interview]

Photo: The Bailey Perspective / Iceland Eclipse 2026 The Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland was in an ideal location to view the total solar eclipse that happened across Europe on August 12, 2026. It was the last total solar eclipse in that area until …

Fishing dominates as Iceland prepares to cast vote on EU

At the Tor fish processing plant in Hafnarfjörður, staff are flat out gutting, slicing and prepping cod, haddock and plaice. In a whirlwind of energy, hundreds of freshly filleted fish are loaded onto a long boxed-in conveyor belt on which the catch is …

Iceland could become the EU’s next member – but not if big fishing companies have their way

This article in 1 minute What’s the news? On Saturday, Icelanders are voting on re-opening accession talks with the EU. The fishing industry in particular has lodged a campaign against the referendum. Several key figures have been using similar strategies …

MK520m Iceland cash + US investors flood in: APM,Ben Phiri deliver another big win for Malawi

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi is smiling again and it is all because of visionary leadership. This week President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has delivered yet another double victory for the nation, with Iceland pumping MK520 million into our local …

Iceland’s Prime Minister invokes Trump threat as EU vote narrows to a knife edge

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir has made Arctic security the closing argument of her campaign to reopen European Union accession talks, ahead of an August 29 referendum that pollsters say is too close to call. Her government has spent the …

Iceland’s last whaler faces a threat he can’t harpoon: The EU

The EU’s Habitats Directive bans the capture or killing of all cetaceans, the category that includes whales as well as dolphins and porpoises. For Loftsson, joining the bloc would almost certainly mean the end of the hunt. Loftsson is the driving force …

Iceland votes on whether to restart talks about joining the EU

What has the world’s worst stag night got to do with Iceland’s EU referendum?

Say you were an Icelander still undecided which way to go in this weekend’s referendum on opening accession talks on becoming the European Union’s newest and smallest member. To whom would you look for guidance? Prime minister Kristrún Frostadóttir with …

Police Warn of Fake ‘Judicial Police’ Emails in Iceland

Iceland’s National Commissioner of Police is warning the public about fraudulent emails made to look like official police correspondence. The messages include attachments falsely presented as notices from the National Commissioner and a supposed “judicial …

Iceland’s Prosperity and the European Choice

The economic debate about Iceland and the European Union should begin with Iceland’s actual position. Iceland is among Europe’s most prosperous countries. According to Eurostat, GDP per person, adjusted for purchasing power, was 28 per cent above the EU …