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February 17. 2020Report on Iceland in the UN Human Rights Council
The objectives of Iceland's membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council have been achieved in all key respects. This is among the conclusions of a report prepared by the Icelandic Ministry f...
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February 14. 20201259 PC, 13 February 2020
EU on Ukraine EU on attacks in Grozny EU on elections i Azerbaijan EU response to Chief Observer EU response to Chairpersons EEC and HDC
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February 06. 20201258 PC, 6 February 2020
EU response to Special Representative CiO Grau / Chief Monitor Cevic in Ukraine
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January 29. 2020939 FSC meeting, 29 January 2020
EU Statement on Ukraine EU Statement on Istanbul Summit
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January 28. 2020UK and EEA EFTA Separation Agreement signed
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, today signed the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement on behalf of Iceland, alongside the Foreign Ministers of L...
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January 22. 2020938 FSC meeting, 22 January 2020
EU Statement on Ukraine EU Statement on Small Arms and Weapons
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January 20. 2020Minutes of the meeting of the Financial Stability Council on December 17 2019
Meeting held at the Ministry of Finance and Economic affairs In attendance were: Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, chairman; Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor of the Central Bank o...
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January 16. 20201255 PC, 16 January 2020
EU Statement on Ukraine EU Statement in response to President OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
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January 16. 2020The Prime Minister’s Committee for the Future publishes a report on Icelandic society in 2035–2040
The Committee for the Future, appointed by the Prime Minister, has published a report on Icelandic society in 2035-2040. The publication is the first report by the committee and addresses economic, en...
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January 09. 20201254 Special PC, 9 January 2020
EU Statement in response to address by CiO H.E. Mr. Edi Rama
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December 30. 2019Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for 2020-2024
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has published Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for the period 2020-2024. The MTDMS is presented on the basis of the fiscal plan, in accordance with Ar...
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December 20. 2019Fourth meeting of the Financial Stability Council in 2019
The Financial Stability Council held its fourth meeting in 2019 on Tuesday, December 17. This was the last meeting of the Financial Stability Council in its current form as, from the 1st of January 20...
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December 20. 2019A swift policy response supports the economy
Solid economic fundamentals and the authorities‘ swift policy response appropriately supports the economy in the wake of shocks according to a newly released Article IV report on Iceland by the IMF. A...
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December 18. 2019Iceland remains the top country on the World Economic Forum’s gender gap index
Iceland remains the top country on the World Economic Forum’s gender gap index for the 11th year running. According to the report, gender parity will not be attained for another century if continued ...
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December 17. 2019Handling of cases by the Public Procurement Complaints Commission transferred to the Internal Revenue Board
Effective 1 January 2020, handling of cases by the Public Procurement Complaints Commission will be transferred from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to the Internal Revenue Board. The Rol...
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December 06. 2019Regulation banning the use of heavy fuel oil in the territorial sea of Iceland
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources has issued a regulation tightening fuel requirements, which effectively bans the use of heavy fuel oil in the territorial sea of Iceland. The reg...
