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Sixty years ago, the international community made a historic commitment to a future free from racism with the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrim...

The International Summit on the Teaching Profession, ISTP 2025, takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland on 24-26 March 2025. Twenty-five ministers of education from leading countries in the field of educati...

Distinguished audience, I thank the European Union for organising today’s conference. It takes place after momentous change in Syria, but as we have seen the path forward will not be an easy one. We ...

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, presented a proposal to the government yesterday for the formulation of a policy for Iceland's security and defence. The new coa...

The European Union is gravely alarmed by the widespread violence in Syria’s coastal region over the last days, which has caused a high number of victims, including many civilians. We strongly condemn ...

The European Union welcomes the joint statement by Ukraine and the United States following their meeting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the proposals for a ceasefire agreement, humanitarian...

La première édition du festival de cinéma Visions Nordiques a été inaugurée la semaine dernière à Paris, au Grand Action, avec une salle comble pour la projection du film Touch de Baltasar Kormák...

A Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs discussion committee and advisors to the pension funds have jointly drafted proposals on the settlement of Housing Financing Fund (HFF) bonds, which will fac...

L'exposition de peinture contemporaine islandaise "Chaleur boréale" mettant en lumière les œuvres des artistes Ástríður Ólafsdóttir, Björk Viggósdóttir et Reinar Foreman a été inaugurée jeudi soir à l...

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed 'A+/A-1' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Iceland. The outlook is stable. S&P´s ratings on Iceland reflect the countr...

The dire situation of women and girls in Afghanistan was discussed at a conference held at the initiative of Iceland at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris today on the occasion of International Women...

VISIONS NORDIQUES FRENCH NORDIC FILM DAYS DU 5 AU 9 MARS 2025 AU CINÉMA LE GRAND ACTION, 5 RUE DES ECOLES, 75005 PARIS L‘ambassade d‘Islande est ravie de vous annoncer l’ouverture de la toute premiè...

An air services agreement between Iceland and Georgia was signed in Reykjavík today. This is the first air services agreement between the two countries, but preparations for the agreement began in 201...

On 24 February 2025 in Kyiv, the Presidents of Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine and the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway and Sweden issued the following statement: We unequi...

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir today delivered her address to the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In her speech, Foreign Minister Gunnarsdóttir emphasize...

Le Prix Sólveig Anspach, initative de l'Ambassade de France en Islande, l'ambassade d'Islande en France et l'Alliance Française de Reykjavík, récompense des femmes pour leurs premiers courts-métrages ...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A' with a Stable Outlook. Iceland's 'A' rating is underpinned by very high income per capita and governa...

The Icelandic Government is preparing to sell its remaining stake in Íslandsbanki, approximately 42,5% of the bank’s shares, over the coming months. The sale will be conducted in accordance with ...

Nordic-Baltic leaders’ statement (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, 14 February 2025) We stand fully and firmly behind Ukraine. Ukraine must be able to prevail aga...

Please note that, effective February 10th, Iceland will begin accepting Schengen visa applications directly from Canada. Consequently, Denmark will no longer represent Iceland in this capacity. Applic...