Reykjavik stalls on Icesave deal

Nearly a quarter of Icelandic voters have signed and handed in a petition January 2010 demanding a presidential veto on repaying €3.8bn lost by British and Dutch savers when the island's banks collapsed.

BBC News, 2.10.09: Iceland petition against pay-out over Icesave collapse http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8438178.stm

France24, 3.1.09: Huge petition for presidential veto against debt repayment bill http://www.france24.com/en/20100103-quarter-icalandic-voters-sign-petition-stop-debt-repayment-bill

ESO: Background information: Iceland approves new Icesave deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/iceland-approves-new-icesave-deal/

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