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Iceland News Roundup 09.11.09 – 22.11.09

23 November 2009 No Comment

Your roundup of the best blog posts and news articles about Iceland from across the globe.

Lighthouses in Iceland

Image: Camping by the Icefall. July 1965. – We are on the road to Þórsmörk waiting for the ” ferry bus” to take us there. ~ Helgi Angantýsson.


Iceland Weather Report
A rundown of the Assembly results
“I’ve been going through the results from yesterday’s National Assembly and am well and truly inspired by what I see. Granted, all the work needed to implement these things still remains, and there are not many concrete suggestions — but the vision is there, and there are many of us who consider that vitally important.”

Iceland News
Comprehensive English language links and information for Iceland’s National Assembly (Þjóðfundur) meeting
“English language information about Þjóðfundur.”

Iceland Review
Integrity Named Iceland’s Most Important Value
“Integrity is the value which the estimated 1,400 attendees of Iceland’s first National Assembly, held in Laugardalshöll sports arena in Reykjavík on Saturday, mentioned most often as society’s most important value.”

Iceland Review
Iceland’s Foreign Minister Meets EEA Council
“Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphédinsson attended a meeting with the EEA Council in Brussels on Monday and meetings with the Committee of Members of Parliament of the EFTA Countries (CMP).”

Reykjavik Grapevine
230 Immigrants Will Take Language Test for Citizenship
“230 immigrants will take an Icelandic language test next month, as part of the process of applying for citizenship, Vísir reports. The tests are given twice a year, in June and December, and cost 7,000 ISK.”

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