
Bjorn Malmquist
@bmalmquist
Brussels-based correspondent for @RUVfrettir , Icelandic National Broadcasting. The usual caveats apply.
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03-10-2010 08:26:34
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#Iceland PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir addressing #EUCO in Brussels this morning, on the 30 anniversary of the #EEA agreement w. Iceland, #Norway and #Lichtenstein


It's official (and widely expected): #Iceland PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir is running for President in this summer's elections. First time a sitting PM takes this step. Should be interesting... facebook.com/share/v/bH1uSB…

Breaking: Bjarni Benediktsson is the new PM, following Katrín Jakobsdóttir decision to run for President of #Iceland. New FM (and previous one) is (most likely) Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir🇮🇸

In a show of solidarity, #Iceland ForMin Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir🇮🇸 spoke at a protest rally in #Tbilisi last night, along with colleagues from Estonia and Lithuania

The largest #eruption yet in SW #iceland started a few hours ago... follow RÚV English and Fréttastofa RÚV for updates and dramatic pix like this by Ragnar Visage



Meloni gerir sig (enn meira) gildandi innan klúbbsins. Fréttastofa RÚV ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

Mitt (fyrsta) teik á stõðuna í franskrl pólitík, 4 dögum fyrir fyrri umferð. Í vændum: ekki endilega bylting, en kannski (og líklega) umbylting. Fréttastofa RÚV ruv.is/frettir/erlent…


Hversu djúpt ristir samstadan á vinstri vængnum og miðjunni gegn Þjóðfylkingunni, fyrir kosningarnar í Frakklandi? Þegar stòrt er spurt... Fréttastofa RÚV ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

Fyrsta "teikið" á niðurstöðuna í Frakklandi: RN langt undir væntingum - vinstrimenn glaðir (og fegnir) - en uppskrift fyrir langvarandi krísu á franska þinginu. Fréttastofa RÚV ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

#Breaking Volvanic #eruption has just started in SW #Iceland in a similar location as the last one. #Gtindavik village has been evacuated. Follow RÚV English and Fréttastofa RÚV for updates. No immediate danger.



90 minutes after the #eruption in SW #iceland started, the fissure is about 4 kilometers long (and getting longer). Just now, a size 4 earthquake shook the area (including Reykjavik). Follow @ruvenglish and Fréttastofa RÚV for updates. See also RUV´s livestream of the eruption.




Icelandic PM Kristrún Frostadóttir and other non-EU leaders, including UK PM Starmer and Norway PM Störe to be briefed by Antonio Costa on the outcome of today's extraordinary #EUCO my story for Fréttastofa RÚV ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

22 year old #EU regulations, including the "Cheerios regulation", that the EEA countries have resisted adopting, now suddenly on the move after #Norway changes course. My story for Fréttastofa RÚV ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

#breaking The village of #Grindavik and the #BlueLagoon in SW #Iceland evacuated early this morning. #Eruption is likely imminent says the Veðurstofa Íslands / Icelandic Met Office (Met office), noting swarm of earthquakes and magma intrusion in the area. Follow ruv.is/english for updates.