Iceland

Estonians open a trampoline centre in Iceland

Sten Hankewitz / August 27, 2017

An Estonian company has built a new family and trampoline centre in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. The company, Skypark, which was launched in Estonia in 2009, opened the Icelandic trampoline centre on 20 August, celebrated as the day of restoration of independence in the company’s home country. It bears a symbolic meaning as Iceland […]

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Charter 12 – Estonia’s stab at direct democracy

Ahto Lobjakas / December 11, 2012

After Iceland, Estonia is the second European country to engage in a radically novel democratic experiment. Against growing contempt for out of touch political elites, Estonian civil society is betting on crowdsourced constitutional reform. Charter 12 is an Estonian citizens’ initiative, signed by seventeen prominent public figures (mostly academics and thinkers), calling for greater democratic

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