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Address by Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde to the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, March 13th 2008
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. In a small, open, globalised and rapidly growing economy such as ours, it is quite necessary that we conduct an open and resourceful debate on our economic situati...
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Children and Armed Conflict
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations on behalf of the Nordic Countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Open Debate...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/02/13/Children-and-Armed-Conflict/
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Climate Change
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations High–level Thematic Debate “Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/02/13/Climate-Change/
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Changed Security Environment - New Perspectives in Defence
Speech given by H.E. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defence November 27, 2007 Association for Western Co-operation Reykjavik, Iceland Mr....
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System-wide Coherence
Informal Consultations on System Wide Coherence 7 February 2008 Thank you Co-chairs, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norwa...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/02/08/System-wide-Coherence/
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Treasury finances January-December 2007
Treasury finances January-December 2007 (PDF 55K) Cash Flow Statement, January – December Millions of krónur 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 259 783...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/02/07/Treasury-finances-January-December-2007/
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Principal tax rates 2008
Principal tax rates 2008 (PDF 73K) 1. Personal income taxation Iceland’s personal income tax structure is such that all personal income in 2008 (other than capital income, see below) is taxed ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/02/01/Principal-tax-rates-2008/
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Iceland and the European single market
PDF-format (45,7 KB) Honourable President, I. It is now fourteen years and thirty days since the European Economic Area took same into effect, and Iceland, with its cultural institutions,...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/01/31/Iceland-and-the-European-single-market/
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Chronicle of economic events 2008
In pdf format: Chronicle of economic events 2008 (PDF 54K) January 2008 As of January 1st 2008, the personal income tax rate of the Treasury will be 21.75 per cent and the local government income t...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/01/18/Chronicle-of-economic-events-2008/
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New Years´s Address 2007
Good evening, my fellow countrymen. Tonight the year 2007 will end and never return, as is so well celebrated in the well-known psalm by Rev. Valdimar Briem. Most of us will find the opportunity to s...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/01/10/New-Yearss-Address-2007/
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Treasury finances January-November 2007
Treasury finances January-November 2007 (PDF 55K) Cash Flow Statement, January – November Millions of krónur 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 229 4...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/01/10/Treasury-finances-January-November-2007/
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The Nordic countries regret the decision by the Government of Sri Lanka to withdraw from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement
The Nordic countries regret the decision by the Government of Sri Lanka to withdraw from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement The Government of Sri Lanka has formally notified Norway of its decision of 2 Jan...
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Changes at Statistics Iceland at the turn of the year
On 1 January 2008 the ministerial status of Statistics Iceland will be abolished and a new Act on Statistics Iceland and official statistics will take effect. Under this Act Statistics Iceland will be...
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The Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations on behalf of the Nordic Countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in the Open-e...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2007/12/17/The-Security-Council/
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Women and Men in Iceland 2007
Women and Men in Iceland 2007
Path: https://www.government.is/publications/reports/report/2007/12/15/Women-and-Men-in-Iceland-2007/
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High Level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations High Level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) 13 December 2007 ...
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A World fit for Children
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Commemorative high-level Plenary Meeting devoted to the follow up to the outcome of the Spe...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2007/12/12/A-World-fit-for-Children/
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Ocean and the Law of the Sea
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretariat, in particular the able staff of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), headed by the new Director, Mr. Václav Mikulka, for...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2007/12/10/Ocean-and-the-Law-of-the-Sea/
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The statement of the Government regarding measures to improve the incomes of older and disabled persons
In the Government´s Policy Statement, emphasis was placed on strengthening the incomes of older and disabled persons by reducing the income-related benefit thresholds in the social security system. T...
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The Situation in the Middle East
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations The Situation in the Middle East Sixty-second Session of the General Assembly 30 Novembe...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2007/12/03/The-Situation-in-the-Middle-East/