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06 December 2024 /Licences for hunting of fin whales and minke whales issued
The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has issued licences to the companies Hvalur hf. and Tjaldtangi for the hunting of fin and minke whales respectively. The licences will be valid for a to...
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11 June 2024 /License Issued for the Hunting of Fin Whales
The Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, has issued a license to Hvalur hf. for the hunting of fin whales. The license is valid for the 2024 hunting season,...
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31 August 2023 /Stricter conditions and increased supervision a precondition for continuing hunting of fin whales
Today, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir will issue a new Regulation intended to improve the framework for the hunting of fin whales. The Regulation comes in response t...
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20 June 2023 /Hunting of fin whales suspended
The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has decided to suspend hunting of fin whales until 31 August. The Food and Veterinary Authority’s control report on the t...
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08 May 2023 /Response to MAST Report on Monitoring of Whaling in 2022
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...
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10 March 2022 /Russian redfish trawlers are no longer allowed entry into Icelandic ports
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has cancelled the derogation that has been in place allowing Russian trawlers to land and transship fish in Icelandic ports. Under ...
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14 February 2022 /Norwegian capelin fisheries in Icelandic waters
The current Framework Agreement between Greenland/Denmark, Iceland and Norway on the conservation and management of capelin is from 2018. The parties meet annually for a coastal State consultation and...
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27 January 2022 /Nordic Bridges cultural initiative kicks off today!
Nordic art and culture will be placed firmly in the spotlight when the Nordic Bridges cultural initiative officially launches in Canada on 27 January 2022. Built on pillars such as resilience and arti...
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30 December 2021 /Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy 2022-2026
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has published Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for the period 2022-2026. The MTDMS is presented on the basis of the fiscal plan, in accordance with Art...
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24 November 2021 /COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Iceland‘s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, says that the final results of COP26 in Glasgow is a source of optimism for the most urgent task of the 21st ...
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12 March 2021 /North-Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference – March 11th, 2021 Effects of COVID-19 on the industry
On March 11, North-Atlantic Fisheries Ministers met virtually to discuss the Effects of the COVID -19 Pandemic on the Fisheries Sector and Seafood markets. Joining Mr. Kristján Þór Júlíusson, Iceland...
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27 October 2020 /Icelandic measures for remote workers put in place
The Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Innovation, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs have put in place measures to enable non-EEA foreign nationals to reside in ...
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28 September 2020 /Declaration of Intent on Funds for the Maintenance of Sustainable Development
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, together with parties constituting the majority of the Icelandic financial market have signed a declaration of intent on the use of funds to maintain s...
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14 August 2020 /Double border screening for all arriving passengers
The Government of Iceland has decided to impose more comprehensive border-screening measures as of 19 August. All arriving passengers must choose between a 14-day quarantine and a double tes...
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14 July 2020 /Travellers from Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Germany to be exempt from screening and quarantine requirements
Iceland's chief epidemiologist has decided that as of Thursday 16 July, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Germany will be removed from the list of high-risk countries. The effect of this change is that tr...
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23 June 2020 /New Climate Action Plan - Iceland will fulfil its commitments and more
With the measures presented today, Iceland is expected to achieve a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – The binding Effort Sharing reduction target to meet the commitments of the ...
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15 June 2020 /Travellers to be tested at border - Science to guide path to the easing of travel restrictions
Starting today, Monday 15 June, Iceland will offer voluntary testing for COVID-19 for passengers arriving in Iceland, as an alternative to a 14-day quarantine. This is the first step in a carefully ma...
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12 June 2020 /Regulation on quarantine, isolation and testing for COVID-19 at the border
On 15 June a new and amended regulations regarding on quarantine, isolation, testing for COVID-19 will take effect. The changes are in line with the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiolog...
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08 June 2020 /Information for travellers arriving in Iceland from 15 June 2020
Passengers arriving in Iceland from 15 June can choose to be tested for COVID-19 or to go into quarantine for two weeks. This is in line with the Chief Epidemiologist's recommendations and ...
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05 June 2020 /Information for travellers arriving in Iceland from 15 June 2020
The Government has today announced that all passengers arriving in Iceland from 15 June can choose to be tested for COVID-19 (free of charge for an initial two-week period) or quarantine for two weeks...
