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17 November 2021 /Iceland elected to the UNESCO Executive Board
Iceland has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at its ongoing General Conference in Paris. Iceland received 168 votes in today’...
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12 November 2021 /COVID-19: Stricter measures, a 50 person restriction on the number of people at gatherings, and a substantial vaccination push
The Minister of Health has, in keeping with the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist, decided to implement much stricter disease-prevention measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections...
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10 November 2021 /Iceland’s candidacy emphases presented at the UNESCO General Conference
Delegates of Iceland have presented their points of emphases for Iceland’s Executive Board candidacy to the UNESCO General Conference. Iceland has been increasing its activities and contributions...
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09 November 2021 /Iceland‘s message at COP26: We need to upgrade our pledges
The message from Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir at the UN Climte Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was clear. We need to do more, since the Paris pledges will not suffice to keep global warming...
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05 November 2021 /COVID-19: Stricter domestic measures to be taken due to the proliferation of infections
Masks will be required when the one-metre social distancing rule can not be observed, the maximum number of persons allowed in the same location will be 500, and restaurants that have an alcohol licen...
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04 November 2021 /COVID-19: Quarantine measures at the border to remain unchanged until 15 January 2022
The Minister of Health has decided to extend the application of the regulation on COVID-19 quarantine measures at the border in line with the recommendation of the Chief Epidemiologist. The regulation...
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22 October 2021 /Active participation from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the Arctic Circle assembly
Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, took an active part in the Arctic Circle assembly at Harpa in Reykjavík, wh...
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20 October 2021 /COVID-19: Further easing of local restrictions in Iceland
General restrictions on numbers will be 2,000 persons, the mask requirement will be lifted, the opening hours of restaurants will be extended by one hour and the registration obligation for guests wil...
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29 September 2021 /COVID-19: The rules about restrictions at the border will be changing as of 1 October
The requirement that individuals with ties to Iceland must present a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival in Iceland will be abolished. Connecting passengers who do not leave the bord...
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24 September 2021 /Fitch Affirms Iceland at ‘A’; Outlook Negative
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’ with a Negative Outlook. The 'A' rating is driven by Iceland’s very high income per capita, very stro...
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24 September 2021 /New report on Icelandic-Polish relations
Relations between Iceland and Poland should be further strengthened, and the presence of Iceland in Poland increased, according to a new report of a working group that Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minis...
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24 September 2021 /Iceland’s Sovereign Sustainable Financing Framework
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has issued a Sovereign Sustainable Financing Framework and been awarded a CICERO Dark Green rating by CICERO Shades of Green, a globally recognised second ...
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24 September 2021 /The Icelandic Government and Landsvirkjun Agree on Remuneration for Utilisation Rights in the Þjórsá Area
Press release from the Office of the Prime Minister of Iceland and Landsvirkjun The Prime Minister‘s Office and Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, have reached an agreement on remune...
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23 September 2021 /Signing of a joint declaration on increased co-operation between Iceland and Greenland
Today, on the West-Nordic Day, Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, and Pele Broberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Industry, Trade and Clim...
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20 September 2021 /International Equal Pay Day event of Iceland and the OECD
To mark the second International Equal Pay Day, Iceland and the OECD hosted an event at the OECD headquarters in Paris on Friday, dedicated to equal pay and gender equality in the labour market. The I...
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17 September 2021 /Female leaders call for women’s rights and equal opportunities to be upheld in Afghanistan
Women heads of state and government sent out a joint call to current and future power holders in Afghanistan to refrain from violence against women and girls and to uphold and ensure equal rights and ...
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15 September 2021 /Iceland and Sweden sign Joint Declaration on defence cooperation
Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, and Peter Hultqvist, Minister of Defence of Sweden, signed today a Joint Declaration ...
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09 September 2021 /International Equal Pay Day Online Event: Equal Pay, What Do We Gain?
The Government of Iceland and the OECD invite you to an online event on 17 September 2021 marking the second International Equal Pay Day. The event "Equal Pay, What Do We Gain?" will highlight experie...
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09 September 2021 /New report on Icelandic-Faroese relations
Increased co-operation in the field of trade, health and education are among the proposals of a new report on how to strengthen the relations between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Gudlaugur Thór Thór...
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03 September 2021 /Reiteration of the disease prevention measures applicable upon arrival to Iceland
Media coverage in recent days might be understood as implying that passengers coming to Iceland were not under obligation to present a negative result of a Covid-test upon arrival. In order to prevent...