Could Iceland join the EU? Reykjavík eyes accession talks as security, trade tensions mount.
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Iceland to launch talks on defence partnership with EU – agreement is independent of NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the US
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Iceland has no armed forces, but that could change – the NATO member is reconsidering its defences in the age of Donald Trump
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Why it's time for Norway and Iceland to join the EU – with sufficient political will, both could join in an expedited procedure within two to three years
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Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast – as Donald Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint
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Iceland's youngest-ever prime minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, talks about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU
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Iceland's incoming government will put EU membership to referendum by 2027 – 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and a range of domestic issues has meant country is slowly warming to the idea
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Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced PM Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government
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Iceland on track for snap election as government falls – disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson
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Though the Icelandic president's role is mostly ceremonial, Halla Tómasdóttir said that she would seek to raise “the right questions” and bring attention to critical health issues
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Iceland is voting to elect its seventh president on Saturday, with a tight race expected between three women
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Iceland's digital election website made it so easy to run for president that scores of people ended up throwing their hats in the ring by accident
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Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week
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Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray
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How Iceland takes better care of its foreign criminal offenders than the rest of Europe
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For the fourteenth year running, Iceland takes the top position in the Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum
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Iceland's governing parties led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Vinstrihreyfingin–grænt framboð agreed on Sunday to continue their working coalition for another term
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Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament – but Katrín Jakobsdóttir's future as PM looks to be in doubt after her party lost several seats
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Iceland is voting in a general election that is expected to reflect the country's fragmented political landscape – nine parties could enter parliament
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Hungary formally lost access this week to over €200 million in grants from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein amid growing concerns about the country's democratic backsliding
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Iceland heads to polls to elect next president – while the post is largely symbolic, the president has the power to appoint governments and veto laws
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Mike Pence heads into potential new Nordic storm with Iceland visit
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EU to threaten sanctions against Iceland and Greenland over mackerel dispute
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Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir is open to a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence – should the visit be extended
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Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has announced that she will skip US Vice President Mike Pence's visit – opting instead to keep prior commitments
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Iceland's prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir talks climate change and gender equality over ice cream
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