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10.000 visit the Icelandic Pavilion at EXPO 2010 each day
The Icelandic Pavilion at the EXPO 2010 exhibition in Shanghai officially opened on Saturday, 1st of May. Iceland's Ambassador to China, Mrs. Kristín A. Árnadóttir, the Chairman of the Iceland...
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German Parliament approves opening accession talks with Iceland
On 22 April 2010, the German Parliament approved that the EU would start accession talks with Iceland. This is the first time that a national parliament has voted on the application of an aspirant mem...
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Conference on EU´s Support for Regional Policy
On 15 April, the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Association of Local Authorities in Iceland, and the EU Commission co-hosted a conference on the European Union's regional policy and emplo...
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Volcanic eruption in South Iceland
The volcanic eruption in the glacier Eyjafjallajokull in South Iceland is continuing but Icelandic civil protection authorities have the situation as regards public response fully under contro...
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Volcanic eruption in South Iceland
The affects of the eruption are regional and bound to a limited part of the south coast of Iceland. The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management has for precautionary reasons issued gui...
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Volcanic eruption in South Iceland
Day to day business in Iceland apart from the directly affected areas in the south has not been affected. The ash hurled into the atmosphere by the eruption has however caused serious disruption of ai...
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Statement by the Government of Iceland
At its meeting this morning, the Government met the National Police Commissioner and representatives of the Civil Protection Department, who presented an account of the security situation in the vicin...
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Second day of volcanic eruption under Eyjafjallajökull glacier
The force of the volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier appears to be steady, although last night and this morning there has been explosive activity that is associated with volcanic ash ...
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Update on the new volcanic eruption in Southern Iceland
Travelling restrictions are in the area around Eyjafjallajökull glacier, where a volcanic eruption began last night. Travellers in the South of Iceland are advised to exercise caution, follow instruct...
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Icelandic government welcomes investigative commission's report on collapse of Icelandic banks
The Icelandic government welcomes the report published today by the Special Investigative Commission of the Parliament on the causes of the collapse of the Icelandic banking system. Consisting of inde...
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Icelandic government welcomes investigative commission's report on collapse of Icelandic banks
The Icelandic government welcomes the report published today by the Special Investigative Commission of the Parliament on the causes of the collapse of the Icelandic banking system. Consisting of inde...