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Iceland attaches great importance to the principle of sustainable use of living marine resources as the sustainability of these resources is essential for the long-term prosperity of the country. Wha...

“We were pleased to welcome EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki to Iceland last week to discuss the ongoing debate over mackerel fishing rights in the North Atlantic. At the meeting Iceland expressed its ...

H.E. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Iceland‘s Minister for Foreign Affairs, met today in Brussels with Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. The Minister informed the Commissioner of the decision of Iceland‘...

Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson visited NATO headquarters in Brussels today, where he met with the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. At the meeting, the Foreign Mini...

The management of fisheries in Iceland is the responsibility of the Minister of Industries and Innovation. The management is based on law. Regulations are issued annually and they can be different bet...

The management of fisheries in Iceland is the responsibility of the Minister of Industries and Innovation. The management is based on law. Regulations are issued annually and they can be different bet...

External evaluation Development of a short Training Course on Gender and Climate Change Uganda 2011 - 2013...

The Embassy of Iceland in Moscow has taken over issuing of visas to Iceland from the Danish Embassy. Applications for visas continue to be received at the VFS Global service centres but can also be ha...

Ms. Margrét Gísladóttir has been appointed as a Political Advisor to Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson,  Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Margrét Gísladóttir is born in 1986. She studied social scie...

The Prime Minister had a meeting on 29 May with the President of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, during the Presidents offical visit to Iceland which started on the 28 May. The meeting was held in the Go...

Statistics for Treasury finances for January-April 2013 are now available. Statistics for Treasury Finances January-April 2013

A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today. A comprehensive policy statement of the new Government in Iceland has been introduced, where th...

A new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, took office today, replacing Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson who has held the position since 1 February 2009. Mr. Sveinsson has been member o...

A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today. Please see the Prime Minister's Office's press release for full details. 

Draft legislation on the establishment of a Financial Stability Council has been submitted for review on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs‘ website. The draft legislation was prepared by a ...

An agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response was signed, Wednesday 15 May, at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden. The chairmanship of the Arctic ...

On 9 May 2013 a trilateral agreement between the University of Iceland, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland and the UN Universities (UNU) was signed, formalising the Gender Equality Studies an...

The following statement has been issued by Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, Minister of Industries and Innovation, Government of Iceland, in response to the Marine Conservation Society's decision to re-list ...

With the European Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels today to discuss mackerel catch levels, Iceland continues to ask the Coastal States to return to the negotiating table to reach a fair solution ...

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