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06 May 2020 /Women Leaders Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, participated last week in a Women Leaders Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future which was convened by UN Women and OECD to address the dispropor...
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28 April 2020 /Government of Iceland announces increased support for companies and extension of part-time unemployment benefits
Icelandic companies that have suffered substantial revenue losses due to the COVID-19 crisis will be given the opportunity to apply for government support to pay a portion of salary costs during the e...
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21 April 2020 /Government of Iceland Announces Second Phase of Economic Response Package to the COVID-19 Crisis
Worth up to 420m USD, the latest phase of the economic response focuses on support and protections for small enterprises, innovation and vulnerable groups. Prioritisation of innovation with incre...
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14 April 2020 /Restrictions to be gradually lifted starting 4 May
At a press conference today, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Justice introduced steps to lift the restrictions currently in place in Iceland due to the COVID-19 outbrea...
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09 April 2020 /Covid-19 epidemic receding in Iceland - 295 new infections in the past seven days and 363 recoveries
Iceland's Chief Epidemiologists said in yesterday's press briefing that the data suggests that the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iceland is showing clear signs of deceleration. He advises that the apparent ...
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22 March 2020 /Stricter measures enforced in Iceland: Ban on gatherings of more than 20 people
The Icelandic government has announced a ban on gatherings of 20 people or more, starting Tuesday 24 March 2020. These measures are put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19 infection...
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21 March 2020 /Icelandic Government announces 1.6bn USD response package to the COVID-19 crisis
Icelandic Government will take on up to 75 percent of salaries State-backed bridging loans for companies Deferral of tax payments Financial support for tourism sector One-off chi...
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15 March 2020 /Large scale testing of general population in Iceland underway
Updated on March 21, 2020, at 17:20 GMT Iceland has tested 9 768 individuals for COVID-19, which translates to 26 762 per million, compared with 6 343 in South Korea and 13 999 in Bahrein Ice...
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14 March 2020 /Icelanders advised not to travel abroad
The Government of Iceland has decided to advise Icelanders not to travel abroad under the current circumstances and Icelanders traveling abroad are encouraged to consider returning to Iceland earlier ...
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10 March 2020 /Economic response to COVID-19
The Government of Iceland’s action plan to respond to the economic impact of COVID-19 aims to reduce and shorten the impact on business and the economy while also creating the conditions for a swift r...
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21 February 2020 /The Icelandic government seeks to lead an action coalition of the Generation Equality Forum
The Icelandic government has welcomed UN Women’s Gender Equality Forum and expressed its interest to take on a leadership to support the initiative during the next five years. 2020 marks the 25th anni...
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16 January 2020 /The Prime Minister’s Committee for the Future publishes a report on Icelandic society in 2035–2040
The Committee for the Future, appointed by the Prime Minister, has published a report on Icelandic society in 2035-2040. The publication is the first report by the committee and addresses economic, en...
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18 December 2019 /Iceland remains the top country on the World Economic Forum’s gender gap index
Iceland remains the top country on the World Economic Forum’s gender gap index for the 11th year running. According to the report, gender parity will not be attained for another century if continued ...
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18 September 2019 /Indicators for measuring Well-being in Iceland
The Prime Minister‘s Committee on measurements for Well-being in Iceland has proposed a framework of 39 indicators that cover social, economic and environmental dimensions of quality of life. The...
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16 September 2019 /An International conference on #metoo will start tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, opens an international conference on #metoo, starting at 14.30 tomorrow in Harpa and concluding on September 19th. Tomorrow programme includes keynote sp...
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21 August 2019 /Nordic Prime Ministers adopt a new vision and meet with Angela Merkel
The annual summer meeting of the Nordic Prime Ministers was held in Reykjavik yesterday, with the participation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Nordic Prime Ministers adopted a new vision&nbs...
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20 August 2019 /The Nordic Prime Ministers and a group of Nordic CEOs in cooperation on climate action
This morning the Nordic Prime Ministers and a group of Nordic CEOs, Nordic CEOs for a Sustainable Future, signed a declaration of cooperation on climate action. The declaration emphasizes the import...
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19 August 2019 /The Nordic Prime Ministers will gather in Reykjavík for annual summer meeting
On Tuesday, August 20, the prime ministers of the Nordic countries will gather in Reykjavik for their annual summer meeting. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be a guest of honour. Meetings will al...
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18 June 2019 /Declaration of Intent of the Government, Heavy Industry and Reykjavik Energy on the Capture and Sequestration of Carbon
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister for Tourism, Industry and Innovatio...
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29 May 2019 /Iceland to address the spread of antibiotic resistance
Today, the Government of Iceland launched an action plan aiming to curb the spread of antibiotic resistance. By implementing this action plan, Iceland intends to be at the forefront of addressing this...