Category: Politics
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Hjálmar Bogi leads Progressive Party
The proposal of the nominating committee for the candidate list of The Progressive Party Framsókn for the upcoming local elections on 14 May was put to the vote at a party meeting on Saturday. The proposal was approved unanimously. The Progressive Party currently has three representatives out of nine in the local government, and has…
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Municipal leaders in Northeast support new Association of Development and Local Authorities
Last week, Framsýn Union and the Association of Business Owners in the Northeastern Region strongly criticized municipalities in the region for supporting the merger of the Northeastern Development Agency with the Development Agency of Akureyri and the Eyjafjörður region, stating that the Northeastern Region would lose control by joining the new partnership. The new organization,…
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Government Ministers visit Local Businesses in Húsavík
Ministers from the government of Iceland are visiting Húsavík this week. During the weekend, the Ministers of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Justice Áslaug Arnar Sigurbjörnsdóttir and Minister of Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson visited Húsavík. Tomorrow the Minister of Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson and the Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir will have an open…
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Residents consulted on speed restrictions in Húsavík
The municipal planning council for Norðurþing has opened an online vote on speed restrictions in Húsavík. The online vote takes place through Better Iceland, a contusing platform for local and national governmental bodies in Iceland. The proposal can be accessed through this web address: https://nordurthing.betraisland.is/post/22681 The vote ends on December 24, 2019. Photo by Orjan Mattsson
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Norðurþing municipality granted 32.6 million króna for fiber-optic connections in rural areas
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, minister of Transportation and Local Government, Páll Jóhann Pálsson, chairman of the Telecommunications Fund of Iceland, and local representatives, today signed agreements on co-sponsorship from the Telecommunications fund and regional grants from the Ministry of Transportation to build a network of fiber-optic in rural areas in 23 municipalities around Iceland. Norðurþing municipality…
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60-room nursing home to be built in Húsavík
Plans to build a new 60-room nursing home in Húsavík have been announced. The project is a joint effort of the Icelandic government and four municipalities in the Northeastern region of Iceland. The estimated cost is just over two billion króna. The four municipalities currently run the The four municipalities, Norðurþing, Skútustaðahreppur, Tjörneshreppur og Þingeyjarsveit,…
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Bryndís Sigurðardóttir appointed project manager for Regional Development in Öxarfjörður
Bryndís Sigurðardóttir has been appointed project manager of the Öxarfjörður Regional Development Project. The project is run by Byggðastofnun, the Regional Development Agency of Iceland, in cooperation with Norðurþing municipality and local individuals and organizations. It is a part of the ongoing Fragile Communities project. Bryndís was chosen from a group of six applicants. She…
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Center-left coalition talks have ended
Talks between the center-left parties in Parliament to form a government coalition ended today. Leaders of the Left-Green Movement, Social Democratic Alliance, Progessive Party, and the Pirates had been in discussions since Friday to form a government following the general elections on October 28. According to Iceland Monitor, the Progressive Party decided to abandon the…
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Minister of Finance steps down as leader of Reform Party
Benedikt Jóhannesson, member of Parliament for North East and leader of the Reform Party has stepped down as party chairman. Jóhannesson founded the party last year and won 7 seats in the Parliament during last year’s election. According to the polls, it now looks like the party might loos all or all but one of…
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Sigmundur Davíð leads Centre Party in Northeast
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will lead the ticket in Northeast for his newly formed Centre Party. The party is polling around 10% nationwide and is expected to win 5-7 seats in the parliament. Sigmundur, who resigned as Prime Minister last year, left the Progressive party last month to form the new party. Anna…