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Free trade agreement between Iceland and China to enter into force on 1 July 2014
The internal approval procedures for the free trade agreement between Iceland and the People's Republic of China have been completed and the agreement will enter into force on 1 July 2014. The bilat...
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Iceland—Concluding Statement of the Fourth Post-Program Monitoring MissionReykjavik
Iceland's economy is recovering well. To sustain progress, policies must continue to address the legacies of the financial crisis. Capital controls have provided room for an orderly adjustment, but we...
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OECD publishes economic forecast for Iceland
Economic growth in Iceland was considerably more robust than expected in 2013, reflecting strong exports and buoyant tourist spending, according to Economic Outlook May 2014, published by OECD today. ...
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Design as a Driver for Future - Icelandic Design Policy 2014-2018
Design as a Driver for Future - Icelandic Design Policy 2014-2018
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Bills on reducing household mortgage debt
The Goverment has presented to the Icelandic parliament two bills of legislation which will reduce household mortgage debt in Iceland and make it easier for first time buyers to purchase housing. Bil...
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Nordic Foreign Ministers meet in Iceland
Iceland‘s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, will host a Nordic Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Reykholt on 29–30 April. On the agenda for the meeting are Nordic foreign and security...
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Iceland announces a restrained and responsible mackerel quota for the 2014 season
The Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture today announced Iceland's 2014 mackerel quota, setting the catch quota at 147,574 tons. This represents a 16,6% share of the total mackerel catch ...
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Overseas absentee voting for the Local Government Elections
Overseas absentee voting for the Local Government Elections of 31 May 2014 will begin on 7 April and ballots can be cast in all Icelandic embassies abroad and in the offices of consuls-general in New ...
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Fisheries Management Plan – Golden Redfish
The management of fisheries in Iceland is the responsibility of the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. The management is based on law. Regulations are issued annually and they can be diffe...
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Debt Relief Will Reach 100,000 Households
Total scope of the debt relief around ISK 150 billion. Will assist as many as 100,000 households. Average housing mortgage can decrease by around 20%. Simple to apply for the debt relief on the we...
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Minister Sveinsson meets with Norwegian Minister of EEA and EU Affairs
The Foreign Minister of Iceland, Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, and the Minister of EEA and EU Affairs of Norway, Mr. Vidar Helgesen, met today in Reykjavík. Th...
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Golden Redfish fisheries managed with catch rules
The government has approved the proposal submitted by the Minister of Industries and Innovation to the effect that Golden Redfish fisheries within Icelandic territorial waters should henceforth be m...
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Minister's report on Foreign Policy and International Affairs to Parliament
Today Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, submitted his report on Foreign Policy and International Affairs to Althingi. The contents of the report cover the period from February 20...
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Foreign Minister expresses concerns over illegitimate referendum in Crimea
Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson today expressed deep concern over the forthcoming referendum in Crimea on Sunday, 16 March, where inhabitants will be asked to vote on Crimea's access...
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Serious concerns regarding how agreement on mackerel was reached
The Icelandic Foreign Ministry today called the Ambassador of Norway and representatives of the European Union and Faroe Islands in for a meeting to raise Iceland‘s serious concerns to the manner in...
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The EU, the Faroe Islands and Norway take full responsibility of overfishing. The Minister's response to the tripartite agreement on the mackerel issue
Yesterday, the European Union, Norway and the Faroe Islands reached an agreement on the total allowable catch and sharing of quotas of the mackerel stock. Iceland was excluded from the agreement...
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The Icelandic Government's policy priorities on Europe
Today the Icelandic government presented a policy on Europe aimed at reinforcing the representation of Iceland's interests on the platform of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) and othe...
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Iceland participates in OSCE‘s mission to Ukraine
Mr Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has decided to deploy an Icelandic civilian delegate to participate in a visit to Ukraine organised by the OSCE participating states upon a req...
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Statement from Mr. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, Icelandic Minister of Fisheries
The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Mr. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, regrets that the meeting in Edinburgh yesterday on the management of the mackerel stock concluded without an agreemen...
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Condemnation of military activity in Crimea
Icelandic authorities strongly emphasize that Russian military activities in Ukraine must cease without delay and international law must be respected, says Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson. The...