REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 7 (UPI) -- Iceland's government will introduce a bill in parliament authorizing it to begin talks to join the European Union, the country's prime minister said.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 25 (UPI) -- Icelanders voting in parliamentary elections Saturday are likely to elect the country's first-ever socialist majority, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The World Bank said it had set up a $31 billion fund to help Central and Eastern European banks weather the financial crisis.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Iceland, a longtime holdout against the European Union, may consider membership now that it is in financial meltdown.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A former German foreign minister said Germany's response to the current world financial crisis was too isolationist.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The government of Iceland is seeking a loan of 4 billion euros -- about $5.4 billion -- from Russia to rescue its beleaguered financial system.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank has been infusing the financial system with cash to try to stabilize European financial markets and restore consumer confidence.
ANKARA, Turkey, May 2 (UPI) -- The Turkish military has been asked to limit its political involvement to help the nation recover from its political crisis and join the European Union.
ZAGREB, Croatia, June 18 (UPI) -- Croatia has been formally invited to begin European Union membership talks, Croatian television reported Friday.
ELSINORE, Denmark, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- European Union foreign ministers Saturday condemned Iraq for refusing to let U.N. weapons inspectors into the country, but urged a diplomatic, rather than military, solution to the escalating crisis.
