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The Foreign Minister strongly condemns the heinous terrorist attacks that have taken place in Paris and states that the hearts and minds of Icelanders are with those affected. “It is clear that these...

Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson met today with Pham Binh Minh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. The meeting was held in connection with the state visit of the President of Iceland to ...

In the opinion of the Central Bank of Iceland, the draft composition agreements submitted by the estates of the three failed banks satisfy the requirements set forth in the Foreign Exchange Act, in t...

The Northern Future Forum this week will bring together for the fifth time the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries and the United Kingdom to discuss future trends in northern...

Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson attended the Twelfth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP12) in Ankara, Turkey this we...

A group of Glitnir hf. creditors has prepared amendments to its previous proposal, submitted by letter on 8 June 2015, concerning Glitnir's stability contribution to the State in connection with the c...

A group of Glitnir hf. creditors has prepared amendments to its previous proposal, submitted by letter on 8 June 2015, concerning Glitnir's stability contribution to the State in connection with the c...

Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has invited the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries, the Baltic states and the United Kingdom to discuss future trends in northern Europe at the Northe...

The Northern Future Forum brings together for the fifth time in an informal setting the Prime Ministers of nine countries as well as business leaders and experts. Iceland, this year's host country, wi...

Statistics for Treasury finances for January-August 2015 are now available. Treasury finances January-August 2015

The third meeting of the Financial Stability Council in 2015 was held on Friday, 2 October, in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. At its meeting the Council reviewed risk in the financial s...

In his statement to the UN General Assembly last Friday Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson made a point of the great changes that the UN has undergone in the past 70 years, with 193 member states...

Safety 2016 to be held in Tampere, Finland, on 18 - 21 September 2016. The main theme for the conference is “From research to implementation”. Further information...

The interdisciplinary research project Changing Disasters is happy to announce the first Northern European conference on emergency and disaster studies.

The Reykjavík City Council withdrew yesterday, 22 September, a motion accepted on 15 September 2015, to prepare and formulate a boycott on Israeli products.

The government of Iceland has decided to recommend to Parliament that 2 billion ISK (14 million EUR) will be provided for support to refugees and asylum seekers in the course of next 15 months in orde...

The government of Iceland has decided to recommend to Parliament that 2 billion ISK (14 million EUR) will be provided for support of refugees and asylum seekers in the course of next 15 months in orde...

The Icelandic government discussed over the weekend the resolution by the ruling majority of Reykjavik City Council to implement a boycott of Israeli products. The government reiterates the earlier s...

On Tuesday, September 15, the ruling majority of Reykjavík City Council passed a resolution instructing the Mayor's Office together with the procurement department of Reykjavík City to implement a boy...

Statistics for Treasury finances for January-July 2015 are now available. Treasury finances January-July 2015