Bjorn Malmquist

"The decision to learn a foreign language is to me an act of friendship. It is indeed a holding out of the hand...It’s also to get to know you better, to draw closer to you and your culture, your social manners and your way of thinking." theguardian.com/education/2017…

#breaking The village of #Grindavik and the #BlueLagoon in SW #Iceland evacuated early this morning. #Eruption is likely imminent says the @Vedurstofan (Met office), noting swarm of earthquakes and magma intrusion in the area. Follow ruv.is/english for updates.

22 year old #EU regulations, including the "Cheerios regulation", that the EEA countries have resisted adopting, now suddenly on the move after #Norway changes course. My story for @RUVfrettir ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

Icelandic PM @KristrunFrosta and other non-EU leaders, including UK PM Starmer and Norway PM Störe to be briefed by Antonio Costa on the outcome of today's extraordinary #EUCO my story for @RUVfrettir ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

#Drones are crucial in #Russia-#Ukraine war. "We have seen what compares to a military revolution," says Ole Kværnø, Ret. B. General, director of Danish Drone Centre. 🇺🇦 is drone leader and EU-Summit should listen to Kværnø's message; "We need Ukraine." open.spotify.com/episode/2pSBxX…

It's not just the #eruption that's putting its mark on the *summer* in #Iceland ...

A dramatic time lapse video shows the spread of the #lava over the last hour on the #Reykjanes Peninsula

90 minutes after the #eruption in SW #iceland started, the fissure is about 4 kilometers long (and getting longer). Just now, a size 4 earthquake shook the area (including Reykjavik). Follow @ruvenglish and @RUVfrettir for updates. See also RUV´s livestream of the eruption.

#Breaking Volvanic #eruption has just started in SW #Iceland in a similar location as the last one. #Gtindavik village has been evacuated. Follow @RuvEnglish and @RUVfrettir for updates. No immediate danger.

Fyrsta "teikið" á niðurstöðuna í Frakklandi: RN langt undir væntingum - vinstrimenn glaðir (og fegnir) - en uppskrift fyrir langvarandi krísu á franska þinginu. @RUVfrettir ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

Hversu djúpt ristir samstadan á vinstri vængnum og miðjunni gegn Þjóðfylkingunni, fyrir kosningarnar í Frakklandi? Þegar stòrt er spurt... @RUVfrettir ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

„Þetta ástand er klúður. Algjört klúður, sem Macron er einn ábyrgur fyrir.“ Dagbókarfærsla nr. 2 frá París, þar sem allt titrar og skelfur í aðdraganda þingkosninganna á sunnudaginn. ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

Mitt (fyrsta) teik á stõðuna í franskrl pólitík, 4 dögum fyrir fyrri umferð. Í vændum: ekki endilega bylting, en kannski (og líklega) umbylting. @RUVfrettir ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

Meloni gerir sig (enn meira) gildandi innan klúbbsins. @RUVfrettir ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

@Tinnehjersing Áfram Danmörk! 🇮🇸 stendur með ykkur :)

Behind enemy lines…. 🥵⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇰 #ItsComingHjem

Franska pòlitíkin spólaði af stað eftir að Macron boðaði (langflestum að óvörum) þingkosningar um næstu mánaðarmót. Nú er kosningabaráttan að hefjast...og hún verður harkaleg. ruv.is/frettir/erlent…

The largest #eruption yet in SW #iceland started a few hours ago... follow @RuvEnglish and @RUVfrettir for updates and dramatic pix like this by @ragnarvisage

In a show of solidarity, #Iceland ForMin @thordiskolbrun spoke at a protest rally in #Tbilisi last night, along with colleagues from Estonia and Lithuania

Breaking: @Bjarni_Ben is the new PM, following @katrinjak decision to run for President of #Iceland. New FM (and previous one) is (most likely) @thordiskolbrun

It's official (and widely expected): #Iceland PM @katrinjak is running for President in this summer's elections. First time a sitting PM takes this step. Should be interesting... facebook.com/share/v/bH1uSB…

#Iceland PM @katrinjak addressing #EUCO in Brussels this morning, on the 30 anniversary of the #EEA agreement w. Iceland, #Norway and #Lichtenstein