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The Minister's address
On Monday, Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, was present at the inauguration of the Iceland square in Riga, the capital of Latvia, on the occasion that 20 years have passed since the...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2011/08/24/The-Ministers-address/
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Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Funding and the Social Dimension 2011
Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Funding and the Social Dimension 2011
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Iceland and Finland will increase cooperation regarding the Arctic
Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, discussed European affairs and matters concerning the Arctic region at his meeting in Tallinn Estonia, with Erkki Tuomioja, Finland's Minister for F...
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Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Estonia meet in Tallinn
Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met today with Urmas Paet, Foreign Minister of Estonia in Tallinn. Minister Skarphéðinsson is currently visiting Estonia to participate i...
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Estonia honours Iceland with Iceland Day festival
Sunday 21 August, the Icelandic cultural festival ICELAND DAY will take place throughout Tallinn. By holding a special Iceland day, the Estonian state remembers that Iceland was the first countr...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2011/08/19/Estonia-honours-Iceland-with-Iceland-Day-festival/
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Minister condemns violence against civilians in Syria
Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, condemns the authorities in Syria for the violence by Syrian security forces against civilians, for mass arrests and torture. This violen...
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Treasury finances January - June 2011
Statistics for Treasury finances in January-June 2011 are now available here
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2011/08/17/Treasury-finances-January-June-2011/
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Ring Road open for ferry transport; road connection possible in the middle of next week
Attending the meeting were Chief Superintendent Jón Bjartmarz from the Civil Protection Department of the National Police; Hreinn Haraldsson, director of the Iceland Roads Administration; and Árni Gun...
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Ring Road open for ferry transport; road connection possible in the middle of next week
This morning the Government held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the repercussions of the glacial flood from Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which washed away the bridge over the river Múlakvísl. Att...
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Minister completes visit to Gaza, Ramallah and Jordan
Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphéðinsson, today completed his visit to the occupied Palestinian territories which began in Gaza on Wednesday. Saturday he had meetings with Mah...
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Icelandic and Palestinian Ministers sign MoU on political consultations
Minister for Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson and Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad Al-Malki have signed in Ramallah a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political consultations betwe...
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Foreign Minister Discusses Middle-East Peace Process with Jordanian Authorities
Minister for Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson discussed the Middle-East peace process, support for the Palestinian struggle for independence and bilateral relations between Iceland and Jordan in a...
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Foreign Minister visits Gaza, Jordan and Ramallah
Today Minister for Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson met with high-ranking officials of the Arab League in Cairo to discuss the situation in Palestine. Later today the foreign minister will travel...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2011/07/06/Foreign-Minister-visits-Gaza-Jordan-and-Ramallah/
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Treasury finances January-May 2011
Statistics for Treasury finances in January-May 2011 are now available. Treasury finances January-May 2011 (PDF 56 KB)
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2011/07/05/Treasury-finances-January-May-2011/
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Science and Technology Policy for Iceland 2010-2012 - Building on solid foundations
Science and Technology Policy for Iceland 2010-2012 - Building on solid foundations
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Minister meets with EU Commissioners and European Parliament MEP
Össur Skarphéðinsson Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland met today and yesterday with three European Union Commissioners and two representatives of the European Parliament. The meetings followed y...
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Four chapters opened and two closed at the launch of substantive accession negotiations between Iceland and the EU
The first substantive EU–Iceland Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in Brussels on 27 June saw the opening of four chapters and the immediate closing of two of them. At the meeting, Icelandic Foreign ...
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Minister signs a free trade agreement between EFTA and Hong Kong
Össur Skarphéðinsson, the Foreign Minister of Iceland, has signed on behalf of Iceland, a free trade agreeement between the four EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and Hon...
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Screening process concluded
Today marks the conclusion of the screening process between the European Union and Iceland, which began in November last year. Experts from Iceland and the European Commission have now compared and sc...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2011/06/21/Screening-process-concluded/