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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland Már Guðmundsson stated on Monday that it is important that salary increases such as the ones included in a recent wage contract with nurses at Landspítali National University Hospital do not spread to other professions.
The Central Bank of Iceland. Photo copyright Icelandic Photo Agency.
Már reasoned that if the move were to cause similar developments on the entire labor market, it would fuel the inflation and the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee would be bound to react by raising interests, ruv.is reports.
“There are of course examples from the past of single group obtaining pay raises above others,” Már stated, stressing the importance of the increase remaining a relative change in salaries for the respective profession, which would coincide with target inflation.
Már and the Central Bank’s chief economist expressed their concerns in a meeting with the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee of Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, yesterday.
Click here to read more about the pay raises for nurses.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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