2010 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 2010 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
- Prime Minister – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 2 - A quarter of voters in Iceland sign a petition asking President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson to veto a bill on repaying US$5 billion to foreign savers who lost their money when Icelandic banks collapsed.[1]
- January 5 - President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announces a referendum during a live televised speech.[2]
March
[edit]- March 6 - Iceland holds a referendum about compensating the United Kingdom and the Netherlands after the collapse of the Icesave bank, with a 95% "no" vote recorded.[3]
- March 20 - The volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, erupts starting mass destruction in Europe.[4]
April
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- April 13 - An American Boeing 767 passenger jet makes an emergency landing in Iceland after reports of chemical fumes in the cabin. A spokesman for Keflavik airport outside Reykjavík says several crew members on the American Airlines flight had complained of dizziness.[5]
- April 14 - Air traffic is closed over Northern Norway as ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano drifts towards Europe.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Icesave Pressure Increasing on Iceland's President". 2 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Iceland leader vetoes bank repayments bill". 5 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Iceland holds referendum on Icesave repayment plan". 6 March 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Volcano erupts in south Iceland". 21 March 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "US plane makes emergency landing in Iceland". 13 April 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Iceland Eruption Affects Air Traffic in Norway". 14 April 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.