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45 actions in support of the Living Standards Agreement Scale over the term of the Agreement ISK 80 billion Childbirth leave extended to 12 months In combination, reforms of the incom...

Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) has issued an announcement due to the end of operation of Wow Air. All Wow Air flights have been cancelled. Announcement of the ICETRA in full How wil...

The following shall apply for holders of UK driving licences visiting or living in Iceland in the event of the United Kingdom exiting the European Union. Visitors in Iceland Visitors with UK licence...

Andras Hamori shared his story from the Holocaust at a well-attended meeting in Reykjavik last week. Andras is a Jew of Hungarian origin who survived the horrors of World War II. In the spring of...

Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson and Commissioner Canete discussed on 20 March 2019 the EU Third Energy Package, taking into account the unique situation in Iceland as concerns renewable ene...

The fiscal strategy for the years 2020-2024 reflects the strong position and discipline in government finances in a slower-paced economy. The strategy is a key factor in the important task of co-ordin...

The Icelandic authorities are aware that discussions have commenced between Wow air and Icelandair on the feasibility of a combination of the two businesses. The authorities are supportive of these di...

Today, Iceland led a group of countries at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to improve the situation of human rights in the country. This is the first time th...

Act no. 14/2019, which amends the Foreign Exchange Act, no. 87/1992, and the Act on the Treatment of Króna-Denominated Assets Subject to Special Restrictions, no. 37/2016, was published in the La...

The Human Rights Council opened its fortieth regular session in Geneva yesterday. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Foreign Minister of Iceland, was among around 100 high-level dignitaries who presented stat...

The tax burden on persons in the lowest income group would be reduced by 2 percentage points if the changes to the tax system which the government is proposing are adopted. These changes are in line ...

In accordance with Article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Iceland has prepared this combined fifth and sixth report on the measures taken to implement the CRC and the second re...

Trade, Arctic and security and defense were among the topics discussed at a lunch meeting between Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Foreign Minister of Iceland, and Michael Pompeo, US Secretary of State, in ...

An agreement on citizens' rights has been reached between the EEA EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the United Kingdom should the UK leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement. ...

Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has declared Iceland‘s support for Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela.  Due to the grave and deteriorating economic and po...

Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met with Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State, in Washington DC yesterday. Security and defence, trade and Arctic issues fe...

Medium term debt management strategy.pdf

For the tenth year in a row, Iceland is at the top of the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index published this morning. Three Nordic neighbours follow Iceland on the Index – Norway in second pl...

Ministers and other representatives from the EFTA States, including Iceland, and from Indonesia have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The agreement will strengthen the eco...

Iceland’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security has been published. An external evaluation of the implementation of Iceland’s second National Action Plan that was in force between 2...