Iceland is already among the best placed among the five European countries in road safety, but the aim is now to eliminate road traffic accidents completely. This was stated in the speech of Minister of Infrastructure Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson at the conference Going the right way that was held yesterday. The conference addressed transport safety and the changes that have taken place in the sector over the last decades.
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir opened today’s European Council summit in Harpa with an address to attendees. There she laid out the lines for what will be discussed at the meeting.
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir opened today’s European Council summit in Harpa with an address to attendees. There she laid out the lines for what will be discussed at the meeting.
One man died when a fire consumed a ship in the harbour of Njarðvík last night. Two people were taken to a hospital, but rescue attempts on a third person at the scene failed.
At least one of the 50 Russian ships suspected of spying and sabotaging infrastructure at sea in the Nordic jurisdictions has had a stopover in Iceland. It is not unlikely that there may be many more.