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This autumn, the Government initiated a special inquiry into the payment and debt problems of households, focusing on the use of the measures offered and an assessment of other options under discussio...

The Icelandic negotiation committee on Icesave is meeting representatives of the British and the Dutch governments today in London in order to continue talks on a possible resolution.  

The Screening meeting between Iceland and the European Union on Chapter 8 – Competition Policy - ended yesterday afternoon in Brussels. At the meeting, which lasted one day, experts from Iceland and t...

According to a first time statistical study, published this week, culture and creative industries is one of Iceland's biggest economic sectors. The study also shows that around 6% of the lab...

Act on Radiation Protection, No. 44/2002 as amended by Act No. 28/2008, Act No. 88/2008, Act No. 82/2010, Act No. 162/2010, Act No. 126/2011and Act No. 121/2013.

Updated:August 2023 Act on Health Security and Communicable Diseases, No. 19/1997 (Not fully translated) as amended by Act No. 90/2000, No. 93/2002, No. 164/2002, No. 55/2004, No. 43/200...

This report presents the principal conclusions of the vast work that has been conducted throughout the country within the framework of the 2020 - Moving Iceland Forward initiative. More than a thousan...

Iceland and Japan have decided to enhance cooperation between Icelandic and Japanese business enterprises in energy and advanced green technology. The decision was made during meetings between the Min...

The screening meeting between Iceland and the EU on chapter 10, Information society and media, was concluded yesterday. At the meeting, which lasted one day, experts from Iceland and the European Unio...

Screening meeting, between Iceland and European Union on chapter 6 of the EU acquis, Company law, ended yesterday in Brussels. At the meeting, which went on over the day, experts from Iceland and the ...

Directorate of Labour News: The labour market in October 2010

In light of recent reports in the Icelandic media on an agreement between Iceland, the Netherlands and the UK, the Icelandic Ministry of Finance would like to emphasize that an agreement between the d...

In consultation between the Government and representatives of the parliamentary opposition it was decided on October 15th to convene a Working Group of Experts from ministries, financial institutions ...

  Today, the first screening meeting between experts from Iceland and the EU Commission took place in Brussels. The screening meetings are part of the preparation for the forthcoming negotiation...

The Government of Iceland's policy on ecological procurement, which has now been adopted, prescribes how to integrate environmental views with good procurement principles for government procurement. ...

Statistics for Treasury finances in January-September 2010 are now available. Treasury finances January-September 2010 (PDF 43 KB)

The European Commission issued today its Progress Report on Iceland. The report assesses economic and political development in Iceland from February to October 2010, and recapulates the issues that ne...

The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden met in Reykjavik on 3 November 2010 for their biannual meeting to discuss matters of common interest in the area of foreign affair...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarphedinsson met with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a formal meeting today in Oslo, Norway. During the meeting, both ministers expressed their fi...

Information regarding 2011 budget proposal and 2011 fiscal butget. Appendix tables - Budget 2012 (PDF 90 KB)