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22 September 2020 /The 75th UN General Assembly 2020 - Prime Minister's Adress
Mr President, Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The United Nations was created with the vision to make the world a better and more peaceful place. It has been instrumental in prev...
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21 September 2020 /COVID-19: Closure of bars and night-clubs extended to 27 September
The Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has approved a proposal by the Chief Epidemiologist to extend the temporary closure of bars and night-clubs to and including Sunday, 27 September 2020. ...
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18 September 2020 /An intergenerational dialogue on how diverse leadership can change the world for gender equality
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, participated in a virtual intergenerational dialogueof high-level female leaders with activists and young leaders from different parts of the ...
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18 September 2020 /COVID-19: Temporary closure of bars and night-clubs in metropolitan area
The Minister of Health has approved a proposal by the Chief Epidemiologist to close bars and night-clubs in Reykjavík and adjacent municipalities for four days, from 18 to 21 September 2020 in an eff...
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14 September 2020 /Quarantine shortened from 14 days to 7, ending with a test
The Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has accepted a proposal from the Chief Epidemiologist to enable people to complete quarantine in connection with COVID-19 in 7 days if a test at the end...
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11 September 2020 /Call for action - International Equal Pay Day, 18 September
International Equal Pay Day will be celebrated for the first time this 18 September. On the occasion of this event the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), of which Iceland is a member, hosts a v...
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04 September 2020 /Joint Nordic Statement at a UNSC meeting on the situation in Belarus
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, delivered a Joint Nordic Statement at a special meeting of the United Nations Securit...
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04 September 2020 /Less stringent restrictions on gatherings take effect on 7 September
The ‘social distancing’ rule will be relaxed from 2 metres to 1 metre and the maximum size of gatherings will be increased from 100 to 200 people on Monday, 7 September 2020. These are the main point...
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27 August 2020 /New advertisement: Restrictions on the size of gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic
A new advertisement issued by the Minister of Health setting out restrictions on the size of gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic takes effect on 28 August 2020 and will remain in effect un...
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18 August 2020 /New rules on quarantine, isolation and screening at the border
Passengers arriving in Iceland on and after 19 August 2020 may choose either to submit to two screening tests for COVID-19, separated by five days’ quarantine until the results of the second test are ...
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18 August 2020 /Icelandair Group hf.: Government Guaranteed Credit Facility Approved by the Icelandic Government
As previously announced, Icelandair Group has been in discussions with the Icelandic Government, along with Íslandsbanki and Landsbankinn, regarding a government guaranteed credit facility. The Icelan...
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14 August 2020 /Double border screening for all arriving passengers
The Government of Iceland has decided to impose more comprehensive border-screening measures as of 19 August. All arriving passengers must choose between a 14-day quarantine and a double tes...
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12 August 2020 /Modified rules on restrictions on public gatherings take effect on 14 August
Rules on social distancing will be eased for colleges, universities, and sports, according to a new announcement issued by Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health. Otherwise, the general rule of the...
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30 July 2020 /Iceland takes precautionary measures
New clusters of domestic infections are being investigated Gathering limit set at 100 individuals Continued emphasis on personal hygienic measures and individual responsibility Renewed r...
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23 July 2020 /Further easing of restrictions announced
No new domestic infections in the last three weeks 11 active infections found in border screening during the same period Local incidence in the past 14 days is 0, but 2,2 per 100 thousand...
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16 July 2020 /Revised list - residents of twelve non-EEA and Schengen states allowed to visit Iceland
European Union Member States have updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions at the external border should be gradually lifted. Two countries have been removed from the list: Serbia a...
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14 July 2020 /Travellers from Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Germany to be exempt from screening and quarantine requirements
Iceland's chief epidemiologist has decided that as of Thursday 16 July, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Germany will be removed from the list of high-risk countries. The effect of this change is that tr...
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13 July 2020 /Residents of fourteen non-EEA and Schengen states allowed to visit Iceland
Update 16 July 2020: the list of non-EEA and Schengen states allowed to visit Iceland has been revised. The Minister of Justice has decided to extend the travel restrictions imposed by the EU and...
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10 July 2020 /Icelanders and residents in Iceland to take special precautions after arriving in Iceland
The Minister of Health has decided, based on the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist, that Icelandic citizens and residents of Iceland who choose to be tested upon arrival will have to take sp...
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09 July 2020 /Treasury outcome for 2019 positive by ISK 42bn
The results of the Government accounts for 2019 have now been published and the accounts sent to Parliament. According to the accounts, the outcome was positive by ISK 42bn, as compared with a surplus...