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Bjarni Benediktsson

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Name: Bjarni Benediktsson

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 reports

Iceland’s new govt vows EU referendum

The two parties that emerged victorious from Iceland's general election in April announced Wednesday they had agreed to form a government and vowed to hold a referendum on EU membership."We will not continue the accession talks with the European Union ... [Published Global Times - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Referendum, European Union, Iceland, Progressive Party (IS)

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Iceland forms coalition government, freezes EU talks

Progressive leader Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson will be prime minister in the new government, becoming one of Iceland's youngest leaders at 38.Independence Party leader Bjarni Benediktsson will be the new finance minister.(Reporting by Robert Robertsson; writing ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Iceland, Coalition, European Union, Niklas Pollard

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Highlights of Iceland’s New Government Agreement

Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference ... [Published Iceland Review Online - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Iceland, Progressive Party (IS), Geir Ólafsson, Referendum, Independence Party (IS)

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 reports

Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks

REYKJAVIK, Iceland The leader of Iceland's center-right Progressive Party was chosen as the island nation's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about Iceland joining the 27-nation bloc.Sigmundur ... [Published Greenfield Daily Reporter - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Iceland, Progressive Party (IS), European Union

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

European Union

Iceland leader snubs EU membership

BRUSSELS - Iceland’s bid to join the EU has come to an end, Iceland’s centre-right independence party leader Bjarni Benediktsson has said.The eurosceptic politician made the statement in an interview with Icelandic news outlet mbl.is on Tuesday (21 M ... [Published EUobserver - May 22 2013]

Entities: European Union, Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Iceland’s New Government Targets Debt Reduction for Households

Iceland’s new government will target measures to help households cut their debt loads, including tapping assets held by the estates of the island’s failed banks."It’s right to use the space, which will likely be formed in the winding up proceedings of ... [Published BusinessWeek - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Independence Party (IS), Progressive Party (IS)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Glitnir Banki hf

Overseas creditors might have to accept losses

Foreign bondholders hoping to recoup their full investments in Iceland’s three collapsed banks will be eyeing the new government nervously. Anti-austerity election pledges have threatened to force accepted losses on them. Landsbanki Íslands, Glitnir ... [Published IceNews - Daily News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Independence Party (IS), Iceland, Lars Christensen, Glitnir Banki hf, Landsbanki Group

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Iceland Coalition Talks: Parties Accept Agreement

The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.Sigmundur ... [Published Iceland Review Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Iceland, Progressive Party (IS), Coalition, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Independence Party (IS)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

New Government Divvies Up The Ministries

Words by Alda KravecPhotos byThe Progressive Party and the Independent Party held separate meetings yesterday evening wherein both parties unanimously agreed on the terms their leaders had negotiated for forming a new coalition government, RÚV report ... [Published Rekjavik Grapevine - May 22 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Iceland Election: Sigmundur Davíð to be Prime Minister

Chairman of the Progressive Party Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will become Iceland’s next prime minister and leader of the Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson, will take up the position of Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, as reported in the ... [Published Iceland Review Online - May 18 2013]

Entities: Iceland, Elections, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Independence Party (IS)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Iceland Coalition Talks in Final Stages, Decision Awaited

Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. ... [Published Iceland Review Online - May 17 2013]

Entities: Iceland, Coalition, Progressive Party (IS)

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 30 reports

Iceland returns center-right parties to power

Chairman of the Progressive Party Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, left, and Independence leader Party Bjarni Benediktsson pose together following general elections on Saturday, April 27, 2013, i… ... [Published Santa Maria Times - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Progressive Party (IS), Bjarni Benediktsson

Quotes

"we've seen what cutbacks have done for our healthcare system and social benefits... now it's time to make new investments, create jobs and start growth" said Bjarni Benediktsson, the Independence partyparty leader who is likely to become prime minister

Center-Right Win in Iceland Elections Bodes Ill for Web Porn Ban [Published AVN - Apr 30 2013]

...7% share of the vote. Following the announcement of the results, the party's leader Bjarni Benediktsson said, "the independence party has been called to duty again." The ProgressiveProgressive Party achieved 24.4% of votes

Icelandic Pirate Party wins three seats in parliament [Published Digital Journal - Apr 30 2013]

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Blogs

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Right back [Published Charlemagne's notebook - The Economist - Apr 30 2013] INCUMBENTS often lose elections in Europe nowadays. Yet few do as badly as the outgoing Social Democratic/Left Green coalition in Iceland did on April 20th. The two parties’ combined share of the vote fell from over 50% to under 25%, and they lost ...
Iceland’s Election: What does it mean for the A... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Apr 29 2013] A new era in Icelandic politics. (c) Mia Bennett On Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Iceland, two center-right parties seized power from the incumbent Social Democrats. Iceland Review states that the Independence Party won a reported 28.5 ...