The UK, Sweden, Norway and Iceland have also stopped doing so because of the poor conditions that many migrants face in Greece.
While many European states recognise homosexual civil unions, only Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Norway and Iceland legally acknowledge same-sex marriage.
Scotland were placed in the smallest of the nine European groups, and will face Norway, FYR Macedonia and Iceland as well as Holland.
Ireland has called for the EU to impose sanctions against Iceland for over-fishing, and talks in September between Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the EU were inconclusive.
The EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes were all represented at the talks.
The investigation will examine payments made by people from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) - the EU's 27-member states as well as Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland - who use their credit and debit cards when inside the area.
Scotland begin their 2010 World Cup campaign with a trip to Macedonia in September and will also face Iceland, Norway and Holland, who thrashed France 4-1 at Euro 2008.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority, a body that polices the EEA agreements in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, has already started legal proceedings against Iceland.
New Zealand and the European Free Trade Area - Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland - are already on board, and others with Australia, Canada, Mexico and the US are under negotiation, while overtures have been made to the European Union and India.
The Schengen zone covers 22 EU states and three non-EU countries - Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
Of this total allowable catch the EU and Norway claim 90%, leaving Russia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands with just 10%.
The Arctic Council, made up of the United States, Russia, Canada and the five Nordic nations -- Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland -- was set up in 1996 to coordinate policy in a resource-rich but environmentally sensitive part of the world.
The glow is usually best seen from northern latitudes like Norway, Alaska, Iceland and northern Scotland.
The European Union, Iceland, Norway and Russia agreed to continue to participate under an agreed management plan.
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This time it's Denmark, following jaunts to Iceland and Norway in the previous round of the Europa League qualifiers.
Just as Northern European countries such as Iceland and Norway have raised the age of retirement, so must every prospering economy.
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The only countries that have chosen to stay out even though they would instantly qualify for membership are Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
Only two countries in Europe have been managing their fisheries in a sustainable fashion - Iceland and Norway, Mr Grimsson claimed, pointing out that neither is a member of the European Union.
The natural phenomenon can be seen in the northernmost regions of the world, including Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Alaska, and is the result of electrically charged particles colliding in the Earth's atmosphere.
The frisson came from a startling new book by Gunnar Wetterberg, a Swedish historian, proposing a pan-Nordic federation to unite Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden under a single monarch: Denmark's Queen Margrethe.
Same-sex marriages are now allowed in a number of U.S. states and in countries including Belgium , Canada , Spain , South Africa , Norway , Sweden , Portugal , Iceland and Argentina , according to Australian Marriage Equality.
Colombia is undertaking free trade negotiations with 32 countries: the European Union plus Canada, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
Europe continues to top the rankings with Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden having closed their gender gaps by over 80%.
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The new FSCS rules apply to all members of the European Economic Area - the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Other countries on the list are Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.
Countries where the gap was least pronounced were mainly in the north of Europe, with Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Slovenia the most egalitarian societies.
He wants his country to equal the economic performance of its small neighbours Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Finland whose long-term growth rates range from 2.5% and 5.0%.
Among the permanent members the U.S., Russia, Canada, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Denmark the Nordic countries represent a view that allowing in more participants could bolster the forum's clout on such issues as natural resources and climate change in the region.
The Nordic region, defined as Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (and less formally Estonia), is responsible for a disproportionate share of European innovation.
After being trained to catch fish, Keiko was released off Iceland in July 2002, and swam to Norway, where he became so popular that he was moved to a more remote fjord for his own comfort.
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