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Treasury finances in January - October 2000. Report date: November 20, 2000
Figures are now available for Treasury finances for the first ten months of this year. They are on a cash basis and therefore not comparable to the fiscal budget which is presented on ...
Report to the Althing
Report to the Althing Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade November 14, 2000 General Icelandic society is characterised by stability and a general consensus on t...
Treasury finances in January- September 2000. Report date: October 20, 2000
Figures are now available for Treasury finances for the first nine months of this year. They are on a cash basis and therefore not comparable to the fiscal budget which is presented on...
EFTA Business Workshop in Reykjavík
Speech by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson at the EFTA Business Workshop in Reykjavík, October 12, 2000 EFTA Consultative Committee Business Workshop Ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by saying that it is b...
News release. October 2, 2000. The 2001 fiscal budget
October 2, 2000 News Release The 2001 Fiscal Budget The main message of the 2001 fiscal budget, which is being presented to Iceland's Parliament, the Althingi, today, is that the Government wil...
Treasury finances January - August 2000. Report date: September 22, 2000
Figures are now available for Treasury finances for the first eight months of this year. They are on a cash basis and therefore not comparable to the fiscal budget which is presented o...
General Debate at the 55. Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
Statement by H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland During the General Debate at the 55. Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 15 Sept...
The SACLANT Symposium
The SACLANT Symposium, 5-7 September 2000 Address by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcom...
Treasury finances in January - July 2000. Report date: August 23, 2000
Figures are now available for Treasury finances for the first seven months of this year. They are on a cash basis and therefore not comparable to the fiscal budget which is presented on an accruals b...
Address to the Althing
Address to the Althing - April 13, 2000 Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland Unofficial Translation Mr. Speaker It is now 60 years since the Icelandic ...
News release March 15, 2000: Recently concluded wage agreements and their implications for Central Government finances.
March 15 2000 News release: Recently concluded wage agreements and their implications for Central Government finances 1. The wage agreements On March 10 a number of unions, representing about ...
Foreign Ministers´ Conference on the Northern Dimension
Foreign Ministers} Conference on the Northern Dimension Statement by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland Helsinki, 11 and 12 November 1999 Let me start...
WTO 3rd Ministerieal Conference
WTO 3rd Ministerial Conference Seattle 30 November - 3 December 1999 Statement by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland Madame Chairperson, distinguished delegates. It is ob...
Foreign Policy Address to the Althing
Foreign Policy Address to the Althing, November 2, 1999 Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Introduction Mr. Speaker The scope of activities in international co-operation is incre...
04.10.1999 - Reykjavík, Iceland: Opening Speech at the Canada Days in Iceland
The Canada Days in Iceland Opening Speech by H.E. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade October 4, 1999 Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure t...
News release October 1, 1999. The 2000 fiscal budget presented to the Althingi.
The fiscal budget for the year 2000, which is being presented to the Althingi today, signals great restraint in economic policy in accordance with the Government's policy to offset the expansion in th...
The 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
The 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Speech by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland September 24, 1999 Mr. President, Allow me at the outset to congra...
Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly
Speech by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to the Parliamentary Assembly, September 21, 1999 Mr President, For the second time, as Chairman of the Committee of Mi...
Democratic Management of Cultural Diversity: the challenge for cultural policy.
Fastanefnd Íslands hjá Evrópuráðinu Représentation Permanente de l}Islande auprès du Conseil de l}Europe Democratic Management of Cultural Diversity: the challenge for cultural policy. Ch...
Meeting of Ministers' Deputies - Council of Europe
Address by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland 19 May 1999, Meeting of Ministers Deputies, Mr Secretary Ge...
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