Árni Páll Árnason, a board member and vice-president of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), took part in its decision to sue the Icelandic state over what it says is inadequate implementation of Protocol 35, he told mbl.is. Árnason, a former leader of the Social Democratic Alliance, said his i…

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir said on Tuesday that the bill commonly known as Protocol 35 would be introduced at the start of the parliamentary session, mbl.is reports. It would be the fourth time the bill has been submitted and the third time by the current government. Governme…

MP Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir has sharply criticised the Icelandic government's response to the referendum result, describing it as like having a wet rag thrown in the face of voters and the Icelandic public, mbl.is reported. She said debate over Protocol 35 following the election was misleading, no…

Party leaders in Iceland’s parliament clashed over Protocol 35 during a discussion on the referendum result concerning the resumption of European Union accession talks, mbl.is reported. Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir said it was positive to see the parties in parliament united in…