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A group of Glitnir hf. creditors has prepared amendments to its previous proposal, submitted by letter on 8 June 2015, concerning Glitnir's stability contribution to the State in connection with the c...

Mr. President, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Excellencies, distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to address the last plenary session of the Arctic Circle Assembly, an event ...

The Northern Future Forum brings together for the fifth time in an informal setting the Prime Ministers of nine countries as well as business leaders and experts. Iceland, this year's host country, wi...

Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has invited the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries, the Baltic states and the United Kingdom to discuss future trends in northern Europe at the Northe...

Statistics for Treasury finances for January-August 2015 are now available. Treasury finances January-August 2015

English translation 21 September 2015 Progress of the Plan for Removal of Capital Controls A report as provided for in Act No. 16/2013 of the Althingi This report is published by the Mi...

The third meeting of the Financial Stability Council in 2015 was held on Friday, 2 October, in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. At its meeting the Council reviewed risk in the financial s...

In his statement to the UN General Assembly last Friday Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson made a point of the great changes that the UN has undergone in the past 70 years, with 193 member states...

Minutes of the Meeting of the Financial Stability Council, 2 October 2015. The meeting was held in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. Members of the Council: Minister of Finance and Economi...

The interdisciplinary research project Changing Disasters is happy to announce the first Northern European conference on emergency and disaster studies.

Safety 2016 to be held in Tampere, Finland, on 18 - 21 September 2016. The main theme for the conference is “From research to implementation”. Further information...

Honourable President This autumn has already produced a truly impressive harvest. The 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda alone, amount to a bumper crop and I am optimistic that we will se...

Mr./Madame Chair, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen Iceland is committed to closing the gender pay gap in Iceland by 2022, ensuring that women and men receive equal pay for equal work. Despite Icel...

The Reykjavík City Council withdrew yesterday, 22 September, a motion accepted on 15 September 2015, to prepare and formulate a boycott on Israeli products.

The Icelandic government discussed over the weekend the resolution by the ruling majority of Reykjavik City Council to implement a boycott of Israeli products. The government reiterates the earlier s...

The government of Iceland has decided to recommend to Parliament that 2 billion ISK (14 million EUR) will be provided for support of refugees and asylum seekers in the course of next 15 months in orde...

The government of Iceland has decided to recommend to Parliament that 2 billion ISK (14 million EUR) will be provided for support to refugees and asylum seekers in the course of next 15 months in orde...

On Tuesday, September 15, the ruling majority of Reykjavík City Council passed a resolution instructing the Mayor's Office together with the procurement department of Reykjavík City to implement a boy...

Statistics for Treasury finances for January-July 2015 are now available. Treasury finances January-July 2015

Information regarding the 2016 fiscal budget General presentation of economic prospects and public finances 2016 National Budget proposal - Press release Table 1, Treasury Operating statement (PD...