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11 November 2023 /Seismic activity in Reykjanes
Icelandic Civil Protection authorities have declared a state of emergency following increased seismic activity in Reykjanes Peninsula. During last night the town of Grindavik was evacuated as a preven...
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10 November 2023 /S&P Global Ratings Raises Iceland Ratings To 'A+ ' On Strong Growth and Fiscal Consolidation; Outlook Stable
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Iceland ´s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings to 'A+' from 'A'. The outlook is stable. The upgrade reflects Iceland's continued strong growth momen...
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03 November 2023 /Iceland doubles contributions to the United Nations emergency response in Gaza and calls for an immediate humanitarian pause
The Government of Iceland has decided to double its financial contribution to the United Nations emergency appeal for Gaza. The decision was announced on 2 November during the 10th Emergency Special S...
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27 October 2023 /The Icelandic people want to support Ukraine
An overwhelming majority of Icelanders, or close to 82 % of participants are in favour of Iceland supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia, while 7 % oppose. Additionally, 86.5 % support Iceland’s ef...
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21 October 2023 /Foreign Minister meets with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee
Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson held a meeting today with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Among the topics discussed were NATO's deterre...
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20 October 2023 /US fighter jets for Air Policing in Iceland
On Sunday 22 October a contingent of 120 United States Air Force personnel will arrive in Iceland with four F-16 Fighter Jets. For the next weeks they will conduct regular Air Policing in Iceland on b...
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14 October 2023 /Iceland will contribute 70 million ISK in response to United Nations oPt emergency appeals
"The hostilities unfolding in Israel and Gaza affect hundreds of thousands of ordinary civilians. Iceland has condemned the barbaric acts committed by Hamas and reminded Israel that international law ...
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02 October 2023 /The Minister for Foreign Affairs visits the new mobile field hospital for Ukraine
The Foreign Minister went on a two-day official working visit to Estonia last week. During the visit, she met with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur. Furthermore, the M...
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16 September 2023 /Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse
Global Partnership statement for International Day of Democracy This is a pivotal year for the status of democracy globally with more than 100 countries scheduled to hold elections in the coming...
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12 September 2023 /Iceland was the fastest growing European economy in the first half of the year.
Iceland was the fastest growing European economy in the first half of the year. 1Rapid growth has gone hand-in-hand with a buoyant labour market, with negligible unemployment and 30,000 more employed ...
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04 September 2023 /Government accounts 2022: improved performance and positive primary balance
The overall outcome of Part A-1 of the Government accounts for 2022 is nearly ISK 100m more favourable than was provided for in the 2022 National Budget, and about ISK 50bn better than estimated in la...
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01 September 2023 /Fitch Affirms Iceland at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland´s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook. According to Fitch, Iceland's ‘A’ rating is underpinned by its very high incom...
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31 August 2023 /Stricter conditions and increased supervision a precondition for continuing hunting of fin whales
Today, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir will issue a new Regulation intended to improve the framework for the hunting of fin whales. The Regulation comes in response t...
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29 August 2023 /Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command visits Iceland
General James B. Hecker commander of NATO's Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) and the US Air Force Europe (USAFE) is visiting Iceland. Hecker met with Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Minister for For...
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28 August 2023 /Increased services for Icelandic businesses abroad
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Business Iceland have made an agreement for Business Iceland to take over an increasing level of services for Icelandic businesses in foreign markets by recruiting...
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13 August 2023 /US flight squadron deployed to Iceland
A Bomber Task Force (BTF) from the US Air Force is set to deploy to Iceland today, Sunday August 13th. The BTF will conduct exercises with allied nations in Northern Europe, and will be operating out...
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01 August 2023 /Iceland increases its presence in Ukraine
The Ministries for Foreign Affairs for Iceland and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding that will grant diplomats and other representat...
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01 August 2023 /Embassy operations of Iceland in Moscow suspended
Operations of the Embassy of Iceland in Moscow have been suspended as of today. Countries represented by the embassy will be covered by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. On June 9, the Mini...
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26 July 2023 /German flight squadron deployed to Iceland
A squadron of six Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from the German Air Force will arrive in Keflavik to conduct a training mission in Icelandic airspace later this week. The German Air Force seeks to ...
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15 July 2023 /Moody’s changes outlook on Iceland’s ratings to positive, affirms A2 ratings
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has today changed the outlook on Government of Iceland’s ratings to positive from stable and affirmed the local and foreign-currency issuer ratings at A2. The key...