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Prime Minister appoints Dr Anne Sibert and Dr Gylfi Zoega members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland
The Prime Minister has today appointed two expert members to the Monetary Policy Committee, as provided for in provisions of Act No. 36/2001, on the Central Bank of Iceland, as subsequently amended. T...
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Acting Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland appointed
As provided for in Temporary Provision II of the Act Amending the Act on the Central Bank of Iceland, the Prime Minister today appointed Svein Harald Øygard provisionally to the position of Governor o...
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Central Bank Bill Becomes Law
The government’s bill amending the Central Bank Act has been passed by the Icelandic parliament Althingi. Major changes are made to the Central Bank’s administrative structure, its Governo...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/26/Central-Bank-Bill-Becomes-Law/
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Treasury finances January-December 2008
Treasury finances January-December 2008 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement in January–December 2004–2008 Millions of krónur 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Revenue ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/19/Treasury-finances-January-December-2008/
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Seminar on Security Prospects in the High North, Reykjavík 29 January 2009
On 29 January 2009, NATO and the Government of Iceland jointly organized a seminar in Reykjavik to discuss the challenges facing the Allies in the High North. The participants agreed that the conf...
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Reports
Iceland's Third Periodic Report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, June 2008
Iceland's Third Periodic Report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, June 2008.
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Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Albania meet
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphedinsson, met with the Foreign Minister of Albania, Lulzim Basha, on February 12 during his visit to Iceland to discuss NATO’s enlargeme...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/12/Foreign-Ministers-of-Iceland-and-Albania-meet/
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Iceland invites the OSCE to observe elections
The Icelandic delegation to the Organizsation for Security and co-operation in Europe, OSCE, in Vienna has invited the organization to observe the early, parliamentary elections, planned for this spri...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/12/Iceland-invites-the-OSCE-to-observe-elections/
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Icelandic Foreign Minister interviewed by David Frost
Össur Skarphéðinsson, the Icelandic Foreign Minister, talked about the Icelandic economy, European issues and fisheries with David Frost on the television station Al Jazeera last week. The Foreign Mi...
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Coordination Committee publishes its first report
The Coordination Committee which has the overall responsibility of developing, implementing and communicating a comprehensive strategy for bank restructuring published its first report today at a pres...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/11/Coordination-Committee-publishes-its-first-report/
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A turning point in work by public authorities on rebuilding the financial system
A cabinet meeting this morning dealt with questions concerning the reconstruction of the financial system and endorsed a work programme for the Co-ordination Committee appointed to work on this task p...
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Stoltenberg Report presented to Nordic Foreign Ministers
Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs today received, on behalf of his Nordic colleagues, a report by Thorvald Stoltenberg, former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Norway, on N...
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Government of Iceland contributes 150 million ISK to UNICEF
Meeting of the Executive Board of The United Nations Children´s Fund The United Nations, New York 5 February 2009 Statement by the Permanent Representative of Iceland Dr. Gunnar Pálsson  ...
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New Bill Introduced Altering the Administrative Structure of the Central Bank of Iceland
Today, 6 February, Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir introduced a bill of legislation in the Icelandic parliament Althingi amending the Act on the Central Bank of Iceland. The amendments would rep...
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Speeches and Articles
Platform of the Government - Report from the Prime Minister
136th Legislative session of the Althingi, 4 February 2009, 7:50 pm Mr Speaker, fellow Icelanders. It can have escaped no one that our country is passing through a deep economic downturn. Within a v...
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Newsletter from Washington D.C.
Read more news from the Icelandic Embassy in Washington D.C.
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/05/Newsletter-from-Washington-D.C/
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Newsletter from London
Read the newsletter from the Icelandic Embassy in London.
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/04/Newsletter-from-London/
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New Minister for Foreign Affairs
A new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson, took office yesterday, replacing Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, who had held the position since 24 May 2007. Minister Skarphedinsson w...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/02/New-Minister-for-Foreign-Affairs/
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Political advisor to the Minister
Kristján Guy Burgess has been appointed political advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson. Mr. Burgess has a masters' degree in international politics and internation...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/02/Political-advisor-to-the-Minister/
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Newsletter from Berlin
Overview of Icelandic film, music and literature in Berlin, Germany. Read the newsletter from the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin, Germany (in German).
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/02/02/Newsletter-from-Berlin/