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The Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs has appointed Iceland's negotiation committee for the upcoming accession negotiations with the European Union. Ambassador Stefan Haukur Johannesson is th...

Research was done in five participating countries, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden and Iceland. The research was a combination of primary and secondary research, further, companies spokesmen were...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has appointed Ambassador Stefan Haukur Johannesson to serve as Iceland’s Chief negotiator in the upcoming accession negotiations with the European Union. Stefan Haukur...

During the Icelandic presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, the conference “Parental Leave, Care Policies & Gender Equalities in the Nordic Countries” took place in Reykjavik on 22 Octobe...

Press release No. 73/2009 The Ministry of Finance and the Resolution Committee of Kaupthing have agreed to extend the deadline for the Resolution Committee to make a decision regarding the capitaliza...

Report of the Permanent Committe on Procedural Law on amendments to the Insolvency Regime in relation to the assessment programme with the IMF (pdf) Icelandic: Skýrsla réttarfarsnefndar um breytingu á...

The findings reveal many interesting facts. Go to the website of the Multicultural and Information Center to read more...

The Icelandic Government submitted earlier today its answers to a Questionnaire from the European Commission as part of ongoing preparations for Iceland’s application for membership of the EU. A...

The IMF‘s Executive Board aims to discuss the first review of Iceland‘s economic programme at its meeting on Wednesday 28 October. Icelandic authorities are confident that the Executive Board will at ...

Press release No. 71/2009 Following the signing of an acceptance and amendment agreement between Iceland and each of the UK and the Netherlands a bill was introduced to the Icelandic parliament today...

Principal conditions set by the Icelandic Althingi incorporated in supplementary agreements Acceptance and Amendment Agreements concluded subject to approval by Althingi of amendments to legislation...

Press release No. 70/2009 Glitnir, on behalf of creditors, acquires 95% of Íslandsbanki’s share capital. Glitnir will appoint 4 directors of 5 on the bank’s Board of Directors, the fift...

Nowhere was hit as hard by the credit crisis as Iceland, but as the country rebuilds its economy and banking sector, it is determined to learn from this harshest of lessons. Almost a year has passed ...

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Press release No. 69/2009 The Government of Iceland and the Resolution Committee of Landsbanki are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached on the outline terms for the compensation pay...

Central government debts and assets 1998-2010 (PDF 12 KB), October 2009

Madam Speaker, Fellow Icelanders. Althingi reconvenes now following an unusually brief recess – in a year we will not soon forget. It has been a very difficult time for the nation, because all...

Updated: Feb. 2024 Act on Health Insurance No. 112/2008   as amended by Act No. 173/2008, 55/2009, 121/2009, 131/2009, 147/2010, 162/2010, 126/2011, 155/2011, 45/2012, 105/20...

Art. 1 Government agencies under the A-budget may keep accounts in commercial and savings banks in order to make daily payments, subject to the limits of Article 2. The Minister of Finance may decide ...