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15 January 2021 /Covid-19 screening mandatory for arriving passengers until spring
As of today, all passengers must undergo a PCR test upon arrival in Iceland, followed by a 5–6-day quarantine and a second screening at the end of quarantine period. This procedure will remain in plac...
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12 January 2021 /COVID 19: Children entering Iceland required to enter quarantine as from 13 January
As from tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 January 2021, children born in 2005 or later will be required to go into quarantine along with their parents or guardians after entering Iceland under a new regulation ...
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08 January 2021 /COVID-19: Relaxations to the restrictions on gathering sizes to apply from 13 January
Gatherings will be restricted to a maximum of 20 persons and health and fitness centres and skiing facilities will be able to open again. Sporting activities will be permitted for both children and ad...
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30 December 2020 /Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy 2021-2025
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has published its updated Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) for 2021-2025. The strategy is based on the fiscal plan and sets forth targets and cr...
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22 December 2020 /COVID 19: Contract signed with Janssen covering vaccine for 235,000 people
A contract for the supply of vaccine to Iceland from the drug manufacturing company Janssen was signed earlier today, the third of its type to be secured by the Icelandic health authorities for the pu...
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22 December 2020 /COVID 19: Activities in schools in the new year under new regulations
Under new regulations from the Minister of Health, acting on proposals from the Chief Epidemiologist, some relaxations will be made in the measures against Covid-19 applying in schools and universiti...
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18 December 2020 /Iceland announces enhanced ambition at Climate Ambition Summit
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, announced on 12 December that Iceland would enhance its ambition in emissions cuts. The announcement came at the Climate Ambition Summit, convened by th...
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15 December 2020 /A Sustainable Energy Future: An Energy Policy to the year 2050
The first long-term energy policy for Iceland, A Sustainable Energy Future: An Energy Policy to the year 2050, has now been published in English and is accessible here. The policy has the objective o...
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09 December 2020 /Iceland's Foreign Minister at World Press Freedom Roundtable
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, addressed a ministerial roundtable today on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity, host...
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08 December 2020 /COVID-19: Restrictions to be relaxed from 10 December
The Minister of Health has decided on changes to the preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, taking effect on 10 December 2020. On that date, some cautious relaxations will be made to the...
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08 December 2020 /Nordic Economic Outlook 2020
The Nordic Economic Outlook 2020, an annual report on the economic development in the Nordic Countries in terms of growth, business cycles and public finance has been published by the Nordic Coun...
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27 November 2020 /Prime Minister of Iceland addresses UNESCO High-Level Round Table on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Iceland, addressed a UNESCO high-level round table on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women on the 25th of November. The round...
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23 November 2020 /Iceland‘s National Plan on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions made available to ESA
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources has made available to The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) Iceland‘s Nation Plan, which describes how Iceland intends to fulfil the commitments ...
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21 November 2020 /Border measures to be reviewed by 15 January
The Icelandic Government has announced that current border measures to limit the influx of COVID-19 infections will remain mostly unchanged until 1 February next year. These measures include a choice ...
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20 November 2020 /Resilience: strengthening Iceland’s foothold – Resilience subsidies and support for job-seekers, old-age pensioners, families with children, and vulnerable groups
The Government has decided to pay a special supplement over and above basic unemployment benefits next year, so as to support the large group of people whose income-linked unemployment benefits will e...
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19 November 2020 /Iceland contributes to the UNESCO IPDC
On 18 November 2020, UNESCO and Iceland signed an Agreement, aiming at providing the first financial support of Iceland to the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). The ...
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18 November 2020 /COVID 19: Screening at the border temporarily free of charge
The Minister of Health has decided that testing of travellers for COVID-19 at Iceland’s borders is to be free of charge, on a temporary basis, from 1 December 2020 until 31 January 2021. This is in l...
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13 November 2020 /Iceland 'A/A-1' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Iceland’s sovereign ratings at A/A-1 with a stable outlook. The rating agency expects the pandemic to cause Iceland's economy to contrac...
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13 November 2020 /COVID-19: Relaxation of restrictions on gatherings take effect on 18 November
The Minister of Health has approved recommendations by the Chief Epidemiologist for a cautious relaxation of some of the restrictions on gatherings in response to the spread of COVID-19. The changes ...
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13 November 2020 /Katrín Jakobsdóttir hosts the Council of Women World Leader's Annual Meeting
On November 9, 2020 H.E. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister of Iceland and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders, gathered current and former women presidents and prime ministers for the Co...