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Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, made a working visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, 7 January. During the visit she met with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Prime...

A Finnish fighter detachment will arrive in Iceland by the end of January for a NATO Air Policing Mission. The detachment consists of four F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and up to 50 personnel.  ...

On January 1st, Iceland became a Member of the United Nations Human Rights Council and will serve for a three-year term, or until the end of 2027.  "Iceland has been entrusted with the responsibi...

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has published an Exposition on Performance-Based University Funding in English. An Icelandic version was originally published in September 2024...

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has published Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for the period 2025-2029. The MTDMS is presented on the basis of the fiscal plan, in accordance with Art...

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir assumed the role of Minister for Foreign Affairs today, succeeding Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, the outgoing Minister. Þorgerður Katrín becomes the the fifth wo...

A Government consisting of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Liberal Reform Party and the People‘s Party took office today. The new government is headed by Kristrún Frostadóttir, the chairman of the...

Around 50 people have now completed an in-depth course on security and defence issues, conducted jointly by the Directorate for Defence at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice....

Security developments in Europe, support for Ukraine, and increased defence cooperation were among the topics discussed by the leaders of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) at their summit in Tallinn...

The Department of Defence in Ireland and the Directorate for Defence of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland jointly hosted an Advanced Research Workshop on Undersea Communications Cables and C...

The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has issued licences to the companies Hvalur hf. and Tjaldtangi for the hunting of fin and minke whales respectively. The licences will be valid for a to...

The Embassy of Iceland in Freetown wishes to engage an experienced local consultant to conduct a scoping assessment in five coastal district councils (Bonthe, Kambia, Moyamba, Port Loko, Pujehun) to ...

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Immigrant Council invite applications for grants from the Development Fund for Immigrant Issues. The Fund's purpose is to enhance research and develop...

Accelerating measures to achieve an integrated Nordic region with cross-border freedom of movement In 2019, in Reykjavik, we agreed on an ambitious vision: for the Nordic region to become the most sus...

Am Donnerstag den 31. Oktober bleibt die Botschaft von Island aufgrund eines Projekttages geschlossen. Die Botschaft öffnet am Freitag den 1. November wieder. Im Notfall können isländische Staatsbürge...

At the fourth Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Thingvellir on 28 October, the Prime Ministers of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden and the President of Ukraine issued the following statement: ...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in Iceland tomorrow. President Zelensky will meet with Prime Minister of Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson, and participate in the fourth Nordic-Ukrainia...

The challenging security environment, cooperation in the Arctic, and bilateral defense cooperation between Iceland and the United States were among the topics discussed during a recent meeting between...

Under the auspice of the Northern Defence Dialogue meeting held on the margins of the NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting on 17 October 2024, the defence ministers of Canada, Denmark together with the For...

Aufgrund des 25. Jubiläums der Nordischen Botschaften in Berlin bleibt die Botschaft von Island am Montag den 21. Oktober und Dienstag den 22. Oktober geschlossen. Die Botschaft öffnet am Mittwoch den...