Lawmakers propose formal declaration that the country is not an EU applicant
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A cross-party group of MPs has proposed that the government formally notify the EU that no membership application is pending. The move, backed by members of the Independence, Centre, and Progressive parties, seeks to clarify the current status of the application process. It is a familiar parliamentary motion; the leader of the People’s Party has proposed similar clarifications in six previous legislative assemblies without reaching a resolution.
Prospects for a domestic oil industry have dimmed after a review of the Drekasvæði region concluded that the geology is more complex than previously thought. The Petroleum and Energy board sees no basis for new exploration licenses. Meanwhile, the Independence Party is facing questions over who paid for its delegation’s trip to Washington; an American investment firm claims it settled the bill, while the party’s former executive insists they paid their own way.
In Reykjanesbær, a man is reported to have suffered multiple fractures in a brutal assault. Separately, a resident is considering legal action against housing companies over a bed bug infestation, claiming the property has become uninhabitable.