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27 August 2021 /COVID-19: Relaxations of disease prevention measures as from 28th of August
The restrictions on the number of people who are allowed to gather in one location will in principle continue to be 200 and the rules requiring social distancing of at least one metre and mask wearing...
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27 August 2021 /The Government Approves the Proposals of the Refugee Committee
In its meeting on Tuesday, the Icelandic government approved the recommendation of the Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and Children, Minister of Justice and Minister for Foreign Affairs to ...
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20 August 2021Moody’s affirms Iceland’s rating at A2, stable outlook
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has today affirmed Iceland’s local and foreign-currency issuer rating at A2. The senior unsecured foreign-currency rating has also been affirmed at A2, and the fo...
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14 August 2021 /Ending gender-based violence: activists and survivors aim to shape global agenda
Reykjavík, 14 August 2021: The Government of Iceland and the city of Reykjavík will welcome activists and survivors from around the world on August 16th-18th, digitally and in-person in a bid to haste...
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14 August 2021Ending gender-based violence: activists and survivors aim to shape the global agenda
The Government of Iceland and the city of Reykjavík will welcome activists and survivors from around the world on August 16th-18th, digitally and in-person in a bid to hasten the end of gender-based v...
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13 August 2021 /Absentee voting abroad has commenced
Absentee voting abroad for the parliamentary elections in Iceland on 25 September 2021 commences today, 13 August, and will take place in all Icelandic embassies abroad, as well as in Consulate genera...
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10 August 2021 /COVID-19: Current restrictions on gatherings extended to August 27
Iceland’s Minister of Health has decided, in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist, to extend the current regulation on restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19 by two week...
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09 August 2021 /Vaccinated passengers with ties to Iceland to undergo testing
As of August 16, vaccinated passengers with ties to Iceland must undergo testing within 48 hours of arrival in Iceland. Individuals with ties to Iceland are: Icelandic citizens Individuals do...
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05 August 2021 /Access to quarantine facilities will be limited
The Ministry of Health has amended Regulation no. 747/2021 that will limit access to quarantine facilities in Iceland. Recently, there has been a lot of strain on the quarantine facilities but the new...
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23 July 2021 /COVID-19: Restrictions on gatherings as of 25 July
As of Sunday 25 July, general limit of gatherings in Iceland will be 200 persons and social distancing rules will take effect again. These are the main measures introduced in a new regulation from the...
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19 July 2021 /COVID-19 test certificate required before departure for vaccinated travellers
As of 27 July, all vaccinated persons and those that can present a certificate of a prior COVID-19 infection must present a negative PCR or antigen (rapid) test that is no more than 72 hours old befo...
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08 July 2021 /Signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, has signed on behalf of Iceland a new Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Iceland, Li...
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07 July 2021 /EFTA Ministers meet in Siglufjördur
On 6 July 2021, EFTA Ministers convened for an informal meeting in Siglufjörður, Iceland, as an opening to Iceland’s one-year chairmanship of the EFTA Council. It was the first physical meeting of the...
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05 July 2021 /Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Iceland
The human rights situation in Belarus and Iceland´s support to the cause of reform movements in the country were the main topics of discussion at a meeting between Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister ...
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29 June 2021 /Treasury outcome affected by the pandemic
The results of the Government accounts for 2020 have now been published and the accounts sent to Parliament. According to the accounts, the outcome was negative by ISK 144bn, as compared with a surplu...
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25 June 2021 /COVID-19: Iceland removes all domestic COVID restrictions
- Social distancing, limits on gatherings, mask-wearing, limits on opening hours are all removed as of midnight - 87 percent of the adult population has received at least one dose of a vaccine - Icel...
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24 June 2021 /Iceland combats desertification and soil erosion
Mr. Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, described Iceland‘s long battle against desertification and soil erosion in his address at a United Nation Co...
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16 June 2021 /Extensive report on the status of global Arctic research: Knowledge for a Sustainable Arctic
Following a successful 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) which was held in Tokyo in May, the newly released ASM3 Report is out now and publicly available. The Ministerial was co-hosted by Iceland...
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14 June 2021 /COVID-19: Easing of restrictions on gatherings as of 15 June
As of 15 June, general limit of gatherings will go from 150 persons to 300 persons and the distance rule will be one metre instead of two. There will be no distance rules at sit-down events, but ever...
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14 June 2021 /COVID-19: Border screening of vaccinated travellers stopped after 1 July
The Minister of Health has decided, in keeping with the recommendation of the Chief Epidemiologist, to retain the current measures to contain the spread of infections at the borders until 1 July. Aft...