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18 August 2022 /Icelandic heritage celebrated in "New Iceland" in North America
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, Íslendingadagurinn, was held in the town of Gimli in Canada on 31 July and 1 August. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, was a guest...
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04 August 2022 /Iceland ranks # 4 in Digital in Europe
Iceland lands 4th place in eGovernment Benchmark 2022 and continues to climb the list, following Malta, Estonia, and Luxemburg. This success results from the Icelandic Government's emphasis on digital...
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03 August 2022 /A small volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland
Risk to populated areas and critical infrastructure considered low No disruptions to international aviation Volcanic activity follows considerable seismic activity over the past fe...
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14 July 2022 /MAR Advisors to enhance profitability and quality of seafood in Vietnam with support from SDGs fund
Consultancy firm MAR Advisors has been awarded a grant from the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund to explore opportunities for better market ...
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13 July 2022 /Opportunities in Icelandic Universities for Ukrainian University Students
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed a serious threat to the lives of millions of people, many of whom have been forced to flee their home. The host countries are now called upon to respond to th...
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07 July 2022 /RetinaRisk receives grant from SDGs Partnership Fund to prevent vision loss among people living with diabetes in India
RetinaRisk, a HealthTech company founded by Icelandic doctors and scientists, has been awarded a grant of 10 million ISK from the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund of the Icelandic Minis...
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06 July 2022 /Iceland accepts the protocols on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty
Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, the Ambassador of Iceland to the United States, today delivered to the U.S. Department of State the instruments of accession to the protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the...
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29 June 2022 /Verkís to explore direct geothermal utilisation in Djibouti
Engineering firm Verkís has recently been awarded a grant from the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs‘ Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund to explore opportunities for direct geothermal...
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28 June 2022 /Össur Receives Grant from SDGs Partnership Fund to Support Ukrainians in Need
Icelandic health technology company Össur has been awarded a grant from the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund for a project the company recently i...
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28 June 2022 /Five companies awarded grants from SDGs partnership fund
Five companies in the fields of health care technology, geothermal technology, and fisheries have received grants from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund ...
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27 June 2022 /Would you like to work for the Government?
The role of the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation and Science is to combine the powers of higher education, science, industry and innovation, thus enhancing prosperity and creating knowledge-ba...
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15 June 2022 /JEF Defence Ministers' statement: Finland and Sweden's application for NATO membership
Today, the Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) – comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK – met in Oslo. JEF De...
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08 June 2022 /Defence Ministers of the Northern Group met in Reykjavik
Regional security in Northern Europe was the main topic of the ministerial meeting of the Northern Group which concluded in Reykjavik today. The ministers issued a joint statement in which they underl...
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08 June 2022 /Joint statement on the limited resumption of Arctic Council cooperation
In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a flagrant violation of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, based on international law, the other Arctic Council founding ...
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08 June 2022 /Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group
The Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group met in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 8 June 2022, and gave the following statement: Today we, the Ministers, discussed the implications of Russia‘s invasion of ...
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31 May 2022 /Government accounts 2021: Strong economic rebound confirms successful application of fiscal policy during the pandemic
The results of the Government accounts for 2021 have now been published and the accounts sent to Parliament. According to the accounts, the outcome was negative by ISK 130 billion, as compared with a ...
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24 May 2022 /Statement by Nordic Ministers of Defence on Nordic Defence Cooperation
The Nordic defence ministers or their representatives met on 24 May 2022 on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, and gave the following statement: The Nordic Ministers of Defence warmly welcome the sover...
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17 May 2022 /Iceland to host the IDAHOT+Forum in 2023
The annual IDAHOT+Forum will be held in Iceland in May 2023 in connection with the Icelandic Presidency of the Council of Europe starting this November. This will be the tenth time the Forum is held, ...
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17 May 2022 /Iceland jumps up five places and into top ten on the Rainbow Europe Map
Iceland is now ranked number nine on ILGA-Europe‘s annual Rainbow Map, moving up five places between years. The first ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map and Index was published in 2009, and since then it has bee...
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16 May 2022 /Statement by Denmark, Iceland and Norway on Finland and Sweden’s decision to apply for NATO membership
The prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland and Norway have issued the following joint statement welcoming the decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for NATO membership, and emphasising that the Nordic...