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Icesave dispute focus of Europe meeting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Finance ministers from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Iceland met in The Hague Friday to discuss the Icesave savings account dispute, an official says.

Einar Haraldsson, spokesman for Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Siguroardottir, confirmed Icelandic finance chief Steingrimur Sigfusson was in the Netherlands to meet informally with the country's finance minister, Wouter Bos, and British Finance Minister Paul Myners, the EUobserver reported. 29-Jan-10.

www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/01/29/Icesave-dispute-focus-of-Europe-meeting/UPI-95371264799675/

Police raid accountant offices in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Police raided two accounting offices in Reykjavik, Iceland, to find evidence of criminal action concerning bank collapses, a special investigator said.

The office of special investigator Olafur Thor Hauksson said 22 police officers and six accountants raided the PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG offices, seeking evidence connected to the failures of Kaupthing, Glitnir and Landsbanki, all of which collapsed in 2008 as the global financial crisis began to unfold.

"The purpose of the searches was to look for and secure evidence related to the investigation of several charges," the investigator's office said in a statement. 02-Oct-09.

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/10/02/Police-raid-accountant-offices-in-Iceland/UPI-80081254492978/

Iceland slams Britain's use of terror law

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Icelandic officials say Britain has made their dire financial situation even worse by using antiterrorism laws to freeze British assets in its banks.  [See: fourth article] - 02-Nov-08.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/02/UPI_NewsTrack_TopNews/UPI-99491225631013/

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