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12 May 2020 /Testing for international arrivals could start in June
The Government of Iceland has today announced that it expects to start easing restrictions on international arrivals no later than 15 June 2020, while from 15 May some professionals arriving in I...
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11 May 2020 /Webpage on the Chairmanship of the Icelandic Prime Minister in the Council of Women World Leaders
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, became Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders in February 2020. A special webpage dedicated to her chairmanship in the council has been launched. T...
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08 May 2020 /276 million ISK in response to COVID-19 in developing countries
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has announced a comprehensive package of 276 million Icelandic króna (ISK) as a first response in the fight against COVID-19 in developing countries. The contribution ...
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06 May 2020 /Iceland eases restrictions - all children's activities back to normal
97% of patients have recovered, 99,4% of outcomes so far are recoveries, 10 fatalities due to COVID-19 have been confirmed. Only two new cases in the past seven days. Large scale testing,...
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06 May 2020 /Prime Minister of Iceland and Austrian Minister of Equality discuss COVID-19 and gender equality
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland and Susanne Raab, Federal Minister for Women and Integration in Austria had, earlier this week, a conference call where they discussed the effects of the...
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06 May 2020 /Women Leaders Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, participated last week in a Women Leaders Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future which was convened by UN Women and OECD to address the dispropor...
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28 April 2020 /Government of Iceland announces increased support for companies and extension of part-time unemployment benefits
Icelandic companies that have suffered substantial revenue losses due to the COVID-19 crisis will be given the opportunity to apply for government support to pay a portion of salary costs during the e...
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22 April 2020 /Iceland Introduces Temporary Schengen Border Controls and 14-day Quarantine for International Arrivals
In accordance with recommendations from Iceland’s Chief Epidemiologist, the Minister of Health has changed the current rules restrictions on arrivals due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Quarantine Mea...
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21 April 2020 /Government of Iceland Announces Second Phase of Economic Response Package to the COVID-19 Crisis
Worth up to 420m USD, the latest phase of the economic response focuses on support and protections for small enterprises, innovation and vulnerable groups. Prioritisation of innovation with incre...
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17 April 2020 /Agreement on guarantee of credit institutions’ supplemental loans to businesses
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and the Central Bank of Iceland have signed an agreement laying down terms and conditions for Treasury guarantees of credit institutions’ supplemental lend...
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14 April 2020 /Restrictions to be gradually lifted starting 4 May
At a press conference today, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Justice introduced steps to lift the restrictions currently in place in Iceland due to the COVID-19 outbrea...
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14 April 2020 /Nordic cooperation vital post COVID-19
The Nordic Ministers of business met to discuss ways ways to focus on a cross-Nordic approach to re-energising the trade, industries, tourism, service sectors and innovative focused companies in the N...
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09 April 2020 /80th anniversary of the Icelandic Foreign Service
April marks the 80th anniversary of the Icelandic Foreign Service. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs was founded as an independent entity in April of 1940, responsible for the foreign policy of the Kin...
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09 April 2020 /Covid-19 epidemic receding in Iceland - 295 new infections in the past seven days and 363 recoveries
Iceland's Chief Epidemiologists said in yesterday's press briefing that the data suggests that the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iceland is showing clear signs of deceleration. He advises that the apparent ...
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07 April 2020 /Moody´s publishes credit opinion on Iceland – rating unchanged at A2 with a stable outlook
Today, international rating agency Moody´s Investors Service published an updated credit opinion. The opinion does not entail a rating revision and Iceland’s sovereign rating remains at A2 with a stab...
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06 April 2020 /Work in times of coronavirus
Due to the COVID-19 virus the reception of the Embassy of Iceland will be closed to the public unt...
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26 March 2020 /Assisting Icelanders returning home
Icelandic Diplomatic Missions around the world have had to shorten their opening hours due to the coronavirus pandemic. Our staff continue to serve from home via phone, email and other electronic mean...
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25 March 2020 /Strict measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Iceland
Icelandic authorities are taking strict measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 disease in the country. The heaviest focus has been on testing, contact tracing and quarantine of individuals consi...
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22 March 2020 /Stricter measures enforced in Iceland: Ban on gatherings of more than 20 people
The Icelandic government has announced a ban on gatherings of 20 people or more, starting Tuesday 24 March 2020. These measures are put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19 infection...
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21 March 2020 /Icelandic Government announces 1.6bn USD response package to the COVID-19 crisis
Icelandic Government will take on up to 75 percent of salaries State-backed bridging loans for companies Deferral of tax payments Financial support for tourism sector One-off chi...