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01 October 2019 /Report of the working group on the EEA co-operation has been published
A working group appointed by Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, delivered its report today on Iceland‘s membership of the European Economic Area Agreement. Appoi...
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30 September 2019 /Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed the UN General Assembly
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, emphasized human rights, reforms in the international system and the urgency of concrete actions against climate change in his addre...
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27 September 2019 /Minutes of the meeting of the Financial Stability Council on 26 September 2019
Meeting held at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs In attendance were: Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, chairman; Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor of the Central Bank o...
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23 September 2019 /Minister for Foreign Affairs met with allies in the US Congress
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met with Members of the United States Congress, National Security Council and the State Department in Washington D.C. last week to d...
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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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12 September 2019 /First Arctic Council Working Group on Sustainable Development (SDWG) meeting in Iceland concluded
The first meeting of the Sustainable Development Working Group during Iceland’s Arctic Council Chairmanship brought together around 70 participants in Reykjavik and Ísafjörður on 10-12 September, repr...
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10 September 2019 /Thematic Conference on Strengths, Well-Being and Engagement of Youth in the Arctic
A thematic conference on Strengths, Well-Being and Engagement of Youth in the Arctic was held today at the National Museum of Iceland, in Reykjavik, in connection with the meeting of the Arctic ...
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09 September 2019 /Land restoration essential for mitigating the climate crisis - letter of intent signed
On 8 September 2019, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Agency (UNEP), signed a le...
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06 September 2019 /Fiscal budget proposal for 2020: Strong investment and tax reductions
Personal income tax lowered — reduction process expedited Payroll tax lowered Strong public investment Transportation strengthened Research strengthened Support for low-incom...
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04 September 2019 /U.S.-Icelandic Business Round Table on the Occasion of the Visit of Vice President Mike Pence to Iceland
Mr. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, and Mr. Gudlaugur Thór Thórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, led a round table discussion on strengthening commercial, scientific an...
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23 August 2019 /Health Policy. A policy for Iceland´s health services until 2030
Work on drawing up a health policy until 2030 began in the Ministry of Welfare in April 2018. It was based on many surveys and analyses of various aspects of Iceland’s health services made in recent y...
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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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30 July 2019 /Fitch Ratings’ Full Rating Report on Iceland
Fitch Ratings has released its Full Rating Report on Iceland. The report follows Fitch Ratings’ upgrade on Iceland´s Short-Term ratings and affirmation of Long- Term sovereign ratings on 24 May this y...
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29 July 2019 /Moody´s publishes annual credit analysis on Iceland – rating unchanged at A3 with a positive outlook
Today, international rating agency Moody´s Investors Service published an annual credit analysis. The analysis does not entail a rating revision and Iceland’s sovereign rating remains at A3 with a pos...
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25 July 2019 /Minutes of the meeting of the Financial Stability Council on 24 June 2019
Meeting held at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs In attendance were: Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, chairman; Már Guðmundsson, Governor of the Central Bank ...
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11 July 2019 /Iceland´s resolution on the situation in the Philippines approved in the UN Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council today passed a resolution, tabled by Iceland, on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines. The resolution expresses concern over allegations of human...
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10 July 2019 /Vatnajökull National Park added to UNESCO‘s World Heritage List
Vatnajökull National Park has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. The decision, which was taken at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan Friday July 5th 20...
