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15 October 2024 /Prime Minister hands in Government‘s resignation
Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson today met with President Halla Tómasdóttir to deliver his Government‘s resignation. The president accepted the resignation and requested that the government would ac...
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11 June 2024 /Iceland increases contributions to UNRWA
Today, the Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason attended on behalf of the Prime Minister of Iceland the Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response conference in Jord...
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31 May 2024 /Joint statement of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm
At the third Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm on 31 May 2024, the Prime Ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland and the Presidents of Ukraine and Finland issued the following statement: W...
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15 January 2024 /Reykjanes Volcanic Eruption: Icelandic Government Advice
Eruption does not present a threat to life Damage to infrastructure in the area is being monitored and nearby town had already been evacuated No disruption to international or domestic fl...
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19 December 2023 /Reykjanes Volcanic Eruption: Icelandic Government Advice
Eruption does not present a threat to life Risk to infrastructure is being monitored and a nearby town had already been evacuated No disruptions to international or local aviation&n...
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13 December 2023 /Joint Statement of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo
At the second Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo 13 December, the Prime Minister of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden and the President of Finland and Ukraine issued the following statement: We, the le...
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05 December 2023 /Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Prize for Women's Empowerment open for nominations
Nominations are now open for the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir's Prize for Women's Empowerment. The award was established in Reykjavík last May on the eve of the Council of Europe summit. Sponsored by the Cou...
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15 November 2023 /Construction started on barrier to protect the power plant in Svartsengi
Construction has started on a barrier to protect the power plant in Svartsengi from the possible consequences of a volcanic eruption. Work on the protective barrier is being carried out in accordance ...
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11 November 2023 /Seismic activity in Reykjanes
Icelandic Civil Protection authorities have declared a state of emergency following increased seismic activity in Reykjanes Peninsula. During last night the town of Grindavik was evacuated as a preven...
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13 July 2023 /U.S.-Nordic Leaders’ Summit in Helsinki, 13 July 2023
On 13 July 2023, the Presidents of Finland and the United States and the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden met in Helsinki for the third U.S.-Nordic Leaders’ Summit. Building on ...
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10 July 2023 /Icelandic Government advice following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula
Risk to populated areas and critical infrastructure considered low No disruptions to international aviation Any attempts to visit the site of the eruption are strongly discouraged Vol...
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26 June 2023 /Joint Statement by the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries and Canada
Joint Statement by the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries and Canada Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, 26 June 2023 On 26 June 2023, the Prime Ministers and the Heads of Government of Denma...
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16 June 2023 /Nordic Prime Ministers joined by Prime Minister of Canada at annual meeting
On June 25-26th, the annual summer meeting of the Nordic Prime Ministers will be held in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a special guest. One of the main topics...
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16 June 2023 /Prime Minister of Iceland nominated as WHO Champion
Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has been appointed WHO Champion for the Well-being Economy Initiative for the next two years. The initiative aims to shift attention to actions that imp...
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17 May 2023 /Accountability for Ukraine and democracy top agenda of the Reykjavík Summit
Today, the Reykjavík Summit, the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe member States, concluded with important decisions in support of Ukraine and the core values of the...
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16 May 2023 /Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe has started
Accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the promotion and protection of the core values of the Council of Europe are the main topics of the Summit of the...
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12 May 2023 /Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe 16-17 May
The fourth Summit of the Council of Europe takes p...
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11 May 2023 /Iceland in Fifth Place on ILGA‘s Rainbow Map and First Place on the Transgender Europe Map
Iceland holds the 5th place on ILGA‘s Rainbow Map and the first place on the Transgender Europe Map. The results were presented today at the
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10 May 2023 /International Wellbeing and Sustainability Forum held in Reykjavík 14-15th June
The Prime Minister's Office in cooperation with the Directorate of Health and the City of Reykjavík are organizing an International Wellbeing and Sustainability Forum in Harpa in Reykjavík on the...
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15 March 2023 /Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Ukraine and met with Volodomyr Zelensky
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister for Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir met with President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday. The situation in Ukraine, I...