29 Apr 2016After almost a year of negotiations, a free-trade deal between the EFTA nations and the Philippines was signed in Bern, Switzerland, yesterday.
3 Apr 2016Would you be up for relocating and living and working as an expat in Iceland? If so, have a read of our short guide to the residency and working rules currently in place in Iceland.
24 Nov 2015Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir MP has unequivocally stated that it is clearly in the interests of security in Iceland to remain a member of the Schengen Area.
12 Nov 2015Iceland’s exit tax on companies moving or transferring assets to another EEA State is a breach of the EEA Treaty, says the EFTA Surveillance Authority
5 Nov 2015As a member of the European Economic Area and a beneficiary of the European internal market, Iceland is obliged to implement all EU legislation “with EEA relevance”.
7 Oct 2015The Surveillance Authority of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has sent Iceland an official warning regarding its failure to comply with aspects of existing legislation
11 Sep 2015Iceland will have to participate in European Union (EU) efforts to take in refugees or else face penalties or possible expulsion from the ‘Dublin Regulation’.
30 Jun 2015The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority has decided to take Iceland to court for failing to adopt an EU directive on shipping which should have been adopted by 1 May 2014.
29 Apr 2015Iceland’s Supreme Court has ruled that national legislation on importing fresh meat from other European countries violates European Economic Area (EEA legislation).
15 Apr 2015Iceland is bottom of the class when it comes to honouring its obligation to adopt and comply with common European rules on time, acording to the latest data released by the EFTA (European Free Trade Asoociation) Surveillance Authority, or ESA.
8 Apr 2015Iceland has been taken to court eleven times in under a year by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) surveillance authority for failure to implement European Economic Area (EEA) rules on time.
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