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Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Foreign Minister of Iceland, met today  with German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, in Berlin. In their meeting, the ministers discussed Arctic and security issues, E...

The minister of industry established a consulting committee which task was to assess the possibility of laying a subsea interconnector for electricity between Iceland and Europe. Such a project has be...

The Consulate General of Iceland in Greenland  will be opened in Nuuk on 1 July. The main role of the Consulate will be to strengthen the business connection between Iceland and Greenland, to inc...

Iceland was elected Friday as a member nation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Council, FAO, for 2014 – 2017. The Nordic countries supported Iceland‘s bid for a seat in t...

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has published two new policy documents; Gender Equality in Iceland´s Development Cooperation and a National Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325. Both doc...

Foreign minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson met yesterday with UK's Minister for Europe, David Lidington. Minister Sveinsson explained the Icelandic Government's decision to put further accession negotia...

Iceland attaches great importance to the principle of sustainable use of living marine resources as the sustainability of these resources is essential for the long-term prosperity of the country. Wha...

“We were pleased to welcome EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki to Iceland last week to discuss the ongoing debate over mackerel fishing rights in the North Atlantic. At the meeting Iceland expressed its ...

Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson visited NATO headquarters in Brussels today, where he met with the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. At the meeting, the Foreign Mini...

H.E. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Iceland‘s Minister for Foreign Affairs, met today in Brussels with Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. The Minister informed the Commissioner of the decision of Iceland‘...

The management of fisheries in Iceland is the responsibility of the Minister of Industries and Innovation. The management is based on law. Regulations are issued annually and they can be different bet...

The management of fisheries in Iceland is the responsibility of the Minister of Industries and Innovation. The management is based on law. Regulations are issued annually and they can be different bet...

The Embassy of Iceland in Moscow has taken over issuing of visas to Iceland from the Danish Embassy. Applications for visas continue to be received at the VFS Global service centres but can also be ha...

Ms. Margrét Gísladóttir has been appointed as a Political Advisor to Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson,  Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Margrét Gísladóttir is born in 1986. She studied social scie...

The Prime Minister had a meeting on 29 May with the President of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, during the Presidents offical visit to Iceland which started on the 28 May. The meeting was held in the Go...

Statistics for Treasury finances for January-April 2013 are now available. Statistics for Treasury Finances January-April 2013

A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today. Please see the Prime Minister's Office's press release for full details. 

A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today. A comprehensive policy statement of the new Government in Iceland has been introduced, where th...

A new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, took office today, replacing Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson who has held the position since 1 February 2009. Mr. Sveinsson has been member o...

Draft legislation on the establishment of a Financial Stability Council has been submitted for review on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs‘ website. The draft legislation was prepared by a ...