View on Iceland: The new Government makes headlines
The new Minister for Health, rocker Óttarr Proppé, conferring with Iceland's new Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson. Iceland Monitor/ Eggert Jóhannesson
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This week the newly formed government made most of the international headlines.
The new government of Iceland was formed on Tuesday. Iceland Monitor/ Eggert Jóhannesson
1. Iceland Forms Coalition Government After Months of Talks - The New York Times
The formation of the new government no doubt came as a relief to many in Iceland, but the lineup of the new administration dashed hopes of radical change.
Iceland Forms Coalition Government After Months of Talks
Horses in the snow in Snæfellsnes, West Iceland. Rax / Ragnar Axelsson
2. West Iceland Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2017! - CNN news
When traveling to Iceland, Reykjavik will most likely be on the top of your list - but there is far more to explore outside the city! West Iceland is home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the country.
West Iceland Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2017
New Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson. Iceland Monitor/ Eggert Jóhannesson
3. Iceland ousted one leader named in the Panama Papers, but ended up with another on the list - The Washington Post
Now, more than nine months after the Panama Papers first appeared — and two months after a snap election brought a new governing coalition to power — Iceland finally has a full-time replacement for Gunnlaugsson. But despite the public outcry last April, Iceland’s new prime minister was also named in the Panama Papers.
Iceland ousted one leader named in the Panama Papers, but ended up with another on the list
Icelanders protesting the withdrawal from the EU bid last year. Golli / Kjartan Þorbjörnsson
4.Iceland government considers new EU membership bid - The BBC
MPs will vote on whether to hold a referendum on EU membership, the three parties in the coalition said. Iceland began EU accession talks in 2010, while the country was still reeling from the 2008 financial crash.
Iceland government considers new EU membership bid
Another tourist died at Reynifjara beach when a sneaker wave pulled her out to sea. Iceland Monitor/ Eggert Jóhannesson
5. The Reynisfjara tragedy - BILD
A German woman drowned at Reynisfjara beach on Monday, the third tourist death at this dangerous beach in the space of a few years. The German papers picked up on the story. The woman's husband and two children were also caught in the waves but managed to get back to land.
