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The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) led by the United Kingdom with the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries and the Netherlands will exercise the deployment of its London-based headquarters to Icel...

Iceland has joined a UK-led training programme for Ukrainian soldiers. The programme aims to train trainers in combat medicine so that they can pass on their knowledge to other soldiers in the field....

The Republic of Iceland (the "Offeror") announces today the results of its invitation to holders of its €500,000,000 0.100 per cent. Notes due 20 June 2024 (ISIN: XS2015295814) (of which €500,000,000 ...

The Government of Iceland has responded swiftly to Ukraine's request for increased capacity for fuel transportation, by purchasing ten fuel trucks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two of which were d...

The Reykjavík Summit of the Council of Europe last week marked the end of Iceland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Latvia has now taken over the Presidency.  “...

On May 16th, Iceland became a formal member of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia. The Centre focuses on education, public...

Today, the Reykjavík Summit, the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe member States, concluded with important decisions in support of Ukraine and the core values of the...

The Reykjavík Summit has now formally closed. The main outcome document of the Summit, the Reykjavík Declaration is available here.

Accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the promotion and protection of the core values of the Council of Europe are the main topics of the Summit of the...

In conjunction with the Council of Europe Summit to be held in Reykjavik from 16 -17 May, the Royal Air Force will conduct air policing for Iceland. The mission will take place from 15-19 May.  ...

S&P Global Ratings has revised the rating outlook to for Iceland to positive from stable and affirmed Iceland‘s sovereign ratings at A/A-1. According to S&P, strong ongoing economic recovery f...

The fourth Summit of the Council of Europe takes p...

Iceland holds the 5th place on ILGA‘s Rainbow Map and the first place on the Transgender Europe Map. The results were presented today at the

The Prime Minister's Office in cooperation with the Directorate of Health and the City of Reykjavík are organizing an International Wellbeing and Sustainability Forum in Harpa in Reykjavík on the...

During Iceland's chairmanship in the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in Iceland organizes a Nordic conference in Reykjavik on June 1st 2023. The name of the con...

In August 2022, Iceland‘s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Ms. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, issued a regulation requiring the Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) to carry out regular inspection...

Christopher G. Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is making a short visit to Iceland. Today he met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir and receive...

Five ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 have arrived in Reykjavík for a short port visit as they conclude their participation in the annual NATO-led Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise Dynamic...

The joint team of Sweden and Iceland won the cyber defence exercise Locked Shields which took place last month. The exercise is organized annually by NATOs Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellen...

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has issued an updated Sovereign Sustainable Financing Framework, but the original framework was issued in September 2021. The update consists of minor adju...