Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was prime minister of Iceland between 2013 and 2016.

Iceland is tiptoeing into the EU

From our UK edition

A few weeks ago, Icelanders were busy worrying about tax increases, growing inflation, unemployment and immigration. The government was worried about the newest opinion polls. Normal stuff. Then stories started appearing in foreign media, such as the Telegraph, about Iceland being on a fast track to EU membership. The reporting was based on sources within the EU bureaucracy

I failed my country at COP

From our UK edition

I’m on my way to Glasgow for COP26. It’s the first time I have been abroad since before Covid. Conveniently enough I had already decided to visit the UK for other reasons and that gives me a chance to travel to Edinburgh by train (there’s no accommodation available in Glasgow). I will be able to