Iceland will get a new prime minister today (15 September) when one of Europe’s longest serving prime ministers, Davíð Oddsson steps down.
The new head of the North Atlantic country is foreign minister Halldór Ásgrímsson, a pro-European who, however, recently named the EU fisheries policy neo-colonial.
"I will go as far as saying that the policies of the European Union towards the fishing states in Northern Europe resemble neo-colonialism," Mr Ásgrímsson said in a major policy sp...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.