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Iceland reinforces its participation in NATO
Iceland reinforces its participation in NATO5.9. 2014The NATO Summit in Newport, Wales, concluded this afternoon. Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsso...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/09/10/Iceland-reinforces-its-participation-in-NATO/
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Minutes of the Meeting of the Financial Stability Council of 10 September 2014
Members of the Council: Bjarni Benediktsson, Chairman; Már Guðmundsson, Unnur Gunnarsdóttir. Others attending: Guðmundur Árnason, Sigríður Benediktsdóttir, Sigurður Árni Kjartansson, Tómas Brynjólfsso...
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Speeches and Articles
Policy Statement by the Prime Minister at the opening of the 144th legislative session of the Althingi
Mr Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen, Once again the forces of nature remind us of the hazards of living in the land of fire and ice. The turmoil now taking place beneath the ground and its manifest...
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Situation in Ukraine discussed at NATO summit
The NATO summit commenced today in Wales, Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson and Foreign Minster Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson attend the meeting. The situation in Ukraine is on the agenda and ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/09/04/Situation-in-Ukraine-discussed-at-NATO-summit/
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Arctic Economic Council established
The Arctic Economic Council was formally established at its founding meeting September 2-3 in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Representatives from the business sectors of all eight Arctic Council States a...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/09/04/Arctic-Economic-Council-established/
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Annual meeting of Hoyvik Council of Iceland and Faroe Islands
At the annual meeting of the Hoyvik Council, held in Reykjavik today, Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson and Kaj Leo Johannesen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, discussed the operation of th...
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Positive results from the co-ordinated Nordic Mackerel Survey
The marine research institutes of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway have issued a report on the annual co-ordinated mackerel trawl survey in the Nordic Seas which was conducted in July ...
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Policy on Youthwork 2014 -2018
Policy on Youthwork 2014 -2018
Path: https://www.government.is/publications/reports/report/2014/08/15/Policy-on-Youthwork-2014-2018/
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Government Accounts for 2013
The results of Government Accounts for 2013 have now been published and the accounts forwarded to the Althingi. The outcome for 2013 is considerably better than anticipated. The current balance was n...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/08/14/Government-Accounts-for-2013/
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Letter sent to the Prime Minister of Israel
The Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, has today sent the Prime Minister of Israel a letter outlining the Icelandic Government´s gravest concerns about the situation in Gaza ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/07/24/Letter-sent-to-the-Prime-Minister-of-Israel/
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Foreign Minister allocates Emergency Aid for Gaza
Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson has allocated 12 million ISK as Emergency Aid to two UN organisations that operate in Gaza due to the acute and deteriorating humanitarian situation the Gaza co...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/07/22/Foreign-Minister-allocates-Emergency-Aid-for-Gaza/
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Appeal to the UN Security Council to find a permanent solution in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
During an open session of the UN Security Council in New York on the political situation in the Middle East, Iceland condemned both the Israeli Defence Force and Hamas and other militant organisations...
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Statement on events in Ukraine
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, expresses condolences to the families and friends of the people on board the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over Eastern Ukraine....
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/07/18/Statement-on-events-in-Ukraine-nbsp/
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Minister Sveinsson meets with the President of Ukraine
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, met today with Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, and Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Kyiv. Minister Sveinsson is on a two day...
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A report by Þórir Guðmundsson on development cooperation submitted
Þórir Guðmundsson has submitted a report to Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the organisation of development cooperation, peacekeeping and humanitarian and emergency assistan...
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Land restoration to be part of new UN development agenda
Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson hosted today a meeting of 23 states that are a part of the group of friends on desertification, land degradation and drought, founded last year by Iceland a...
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Agreement with Advisors to Work on Removal of Capital Controls
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has, in consultation with the Ministerial Committee on Economic Affairs and the Steering Group on Removal of Capital Controls, reached an agreement with th...
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Turning point in foreigners' affairs
In recent years, strong emphasis has been placed on reviewing and reforming procedures for immigrants' issues, with particular attention to the rapid rise in applications for international protection....
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2014/07/03/Turning-point-in-foreignersaffairs/
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Catch Quotas in Icelandic waters in accordance with scientific advice
The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Mr. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, announced the total allowable catch for all stocks in Icelandic jurisdiction for next fishing season in Iceland today...
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NORWEGIAN-ICELANDIC JOINT STATEMENT ON NORWEGIAN SPRING-SPAWNING (ATLANTO-SCANDIAN) HERRING
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker and Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson met in Reykjavik 24-25 June 2014 and discussed i.a. the management of ...