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In consultation between the Government and representatives of the parliamentary opposition it was decided on October 15th to convene a Working Group of Experts from ministries, financial institutions ...

The Government of Iceland's policy on ecological procurement, which has now been adopted, prescribes how to integrate environmental views with good procurement principles for government procurement. ...

Statistics for Treasury finances in January-September 2010 are now available. Treasury finances January-September 2010 (PDF 43 KB)

The European Commission issued today its Progress Report on Iceland. The report assesses economic and political development in Iceland from February to October 2010, and recapulates the issues that ne...

The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden met in Reykjavik on 3 November 2010 for their biannual meeting to discuss matters of common interest in the area of foreign affair...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarphedinsson met with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a formal meeting today in Oslo, Norway. During the meeting, both ministers expressed their fi...

Information regarding 2011 budget proposal and 2011 fiscal butget. Appendix tables - Budget 2012 (PDF 90 KB)  

Ten years ago the United Nations Security Council first recognised the link between gender equality and peace and security, when it unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security on ...

Based on the geothermal cooperation between Japan and Iceland, the Japan-Iceland Geothermal Forum 2010 presents an update from leading experts in geothermal energy development and utilization issues o...

Today, Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson addressed the graduation ceremony of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme in Reykjavik. The Minister underlined that the training pr...

Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Peter G. MacKay, Canadian Minister of National Defence, signed an agreement on defence cooperation yearlier today. The agreement lays a found...

Today, Mr. Össur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended a joint North Atlantic Council in Foreign and Defence Ministers Session in Brussels. The agenda covered the new Strategic Concep...

Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met Friday with his Estonian counterpart, Urmas Paet, in the Estonian capital, Tallinn. The ministers discussed bilateral relations and...

Össur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met today with George Yeo, Foreign Minister of Singapore, in Reykjavik. Minister Yeo is visiting Iceland 5.-7. October. In their meeting...

Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, today addressed the 1st meeting of the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee in Reykjavik. The Committee comprises of 9 parliamentarians from the...

Statistics for Treasury finances in January - August 2010 are now available. Treasury finances January - August 2010 (PDF 44 KB)

Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, urged Israel not to prevent humanitarian assistance from reaching the needy in Gaza and asked president Ahmadinejad of Iran to spare the ...

In his speech at the meeting of the NATO-Russia council at the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, Icelandic Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson focused on increased cooperation between ...

Slovakia's experience of accession negotiations and membership of the European Union, as well as the effect of financial crisis on Europe's economy, were the main topics of a working lunch, hosted by ...

Statistics for Treasury finances in January - July 2010 are now available. Treasury finances in January - July 2010