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Iceland protests a meeting of 5 Arctic Council member states in Canada
The Icelandic government has formally protested a meeting of five member states of the Arctic Council, which is scheduled to take place in Canada this March, whithout the participation of Iceland, Swe...
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The Icesave issue discussed in London
Press release No. 5/2010 The negotiation committee representing the Icelandic government met today with representatives of the UK and Dutch governments in the Icelandic embassy in London. At this mee...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/02/15/The-Icesave-issue-discussed-in-London/
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PM of Iceland met with Barroso and Rehn in Brussels
Ms. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland met today with Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission and Mr Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Enlargement and Commissioner Desig...
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Legislation
Health Records Act, No. 55/2009
Updated: Feb. 2024 Health Records Act, No. 55/2009 as amended by Act No. 6/2014, No. 44/2014, No. 77/2014 and No. 90/2018.
Path: https://www.government.is/publications/legislation/lex/2010/02/04/Health-Records-Act-No.-55-2009/
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Icesave meeting in The Hague
The governments of Iceland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have held regular consultations on the Icesave issue during the past few weeks. A delegation led by Iceland's Minister of Finance, St...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/29/Icesave-meeting-in-The-Hague/
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The Minister of Finance the Netherlands and UK Finance Ministers
Press release No. 4/2010 The Netherlands and UK Finance Ministers today met the Icelandic Finance Minister, who was accompanied by the leaders of the Independence Party and the Progressive Party. The...
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Iceland tops Environmental Performance Index
Iceland ranks first among 163 countries in an Environmental Performance Index produced by environmental experts from Yale University and Columbia University. The Index was published on 28 January at t...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/28/Iceland-tops-Environmental-Performance-Index/
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Out of country voting
Out of country voting for the national referendum on the so-called Icesave issue on 6 March 2010, will begin on 28 January 2010. Voters can cast their ballots in all Icelandic embassies, permanent mis...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/27/Out-of-country-voting/
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Reports
Economic Development in the Nordic Countries: 2009 Report
Economic Development in the Nordic Countries: 2009 Report (PDF 860 KB)
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Reports
The Welfare Watch - Report to the Althingi 2010
The Welfare Watch. Report to the Althingi. Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security, Iceland. January 2010
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Road conditions and weather
Weather information comes from automatic weather stations and is therefore updated on a 24-hour basis. Weather forecasts can be found at the Icelandic Meteorological Office homepage. More...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/20/Road-conditions-and-weather/
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Unemployment 8.2% in December 2009
There were 8,430 men without a job in December 2009 or 8.9%, which is up with 362 from the previous month when unemployment by men was 8.5%. The unemployment by women was 5,346 or 7.3%, up with ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/20/Unemployment-8.2-in-December-2009/
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National referendum on 6 March
A national referendum on the so-called Icesave legislation will be held on 6 March 2010, as announced by the Icelandic Minister of Justice, Ragna Arnadottir, today. Out of country voting will start on...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/19/National-referendum-on-6-March/
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The Prime Minister of Iceland urges IMF to continue the Economic Programme
“I would like to emphasize that the Economic Programme in co-operation with the IMF should continue without interruption, even though a solution to the Icesave matter will be postponed because of the ...
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Icelandic team rescues first earthquake-victims in Port-au-Prince
A 35-man strong Icelandic International Search and Rescue Team has pulled the first two eartquake-victims alive out of the rubble of the Caribbean Market in Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The team was deplo...
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Iceland offers to assist in evacuating foreign nationals from Haiti
The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs has offered to assist in evacuating foreign nationals from Haiti with plane which is leaving the capital, Port-au-Prince, tonight, 13 January, at 18:30 local...
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Iceland sends a search and rescue team to Haiti
The foreign minister of Iceland, Mr Ossur Skarphedinsson, has decided to deploy the Icelandic International Search and Rescue Team to Haiti to participate in rescue efforts after an earthquake hit sou...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2010/01/13/Iceland-sends-a-search-and-rescue-team-to-Haiti/
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Icelandic search and rescue team among the first to Haiti
A 37-man strong Icelandic International Search and Rescue Team has landed in Port-au-Prince, one of the first rescue teams to reach Haiti following the devastating earthquake which hit 24 hours ago. ...
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Skarphedinsson and Moratinos: Icesave has no impact on EU's treatment of application
The Foreign Minister of Iceland, Ossur Skarphedinsson, spoke today with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the Foreign Minister of Spain, which holds the Presidency of the European Union. In their conversation,...
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Minister of Finance confers with Nordic counterparts
Press release No. 1/2010 The Icelandic Minister of Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, met today with the Norwegian and Danish Finance Ministers, and the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and spo...