Attac Iceland is greatly pleased with the results of the EFTA court concerning the Icesave dispute between Iceland on the one hand, and the European Union, United Kingdom and the Netherlands on the other. Already in 2009, there was widespread resistance in Iceland against the socialization of the losses of private banks. This resistance led … [Read more…]
Íslandsdeild Attac lýsir yfir ánægju sinni með niðurstöðu EFTA-dómstólsins í deilumáli Íslendinga annars vegar og Breta, Hollendinga og Evrópusambandsins hins vegar. Stefnubreyting alþjóðastofnana í þessu máli er fyrst og fremst til komin vegna einbeittrar og öflugrar fjöldabaráttu á Íslandi. Þegar sumarið 2009 vaknaði kröftug andspyrna gegn því að almenningur væri látinn greiða skuldir gjaldþrota einkabanka. … [Read more…]
It is with some satisfaction that CADTM learns of the decision by the EFTA (European Free Trade Association) court to dismiss all the complaints brought by the Netherlands and the UK against Iceland in the Icesave case. The judgement clearly states that it is not the responsibility of the parent nation of a banking company … [Read more…]
It is funny how things can turn around. For decades, Iceland languished in neoliberal hell, with signs of opposition few and far between. Meanwhile the opposition to the neoliberal order of things grew all over the world—with massive protests in Seattle, Genoa and elsewhere—and the beginnings of a world-wide anti-globalisation movement represented by the World … [Read more…]