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Fellow Icelanders. Iceland’s National Day, the 17th of June, holds a special place in the hearts of Icelanders. On this day, when the sun is close to its zenith and the day at its longest, Icel...

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Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Nordic Countries Reykjavík, 8-9 June 2009 Declaration The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden met in Reykjavik on...

The five Nordic Ministers of Foreign Affairs will meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, tomorrow, 9 June. During their meeting the ministers will discuss the Stoltenberg report on Nordic foreign and security po...

The Netherlands and UK Governments have signed agreements with the Iceland Compensation Scheme to reimburse UK and the Netherlands for monies paid to eligible depositors in the Dutch and UK branches o...

Climate change and its possible security implications Statement by the Permanent Representative of Iceland Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson In the United Nations General Assembly 3 June 2009 ...

Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs has today and yesterday visited Malta where he met with Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Foreign Minister Tonio Borg. Malta is one of the sm...

Ministry of Finance, Press Release Nr. 31/2009 The Ministry of Finance together with representatives of the New Banks and its advisers will be meeting with the Resolution Committees and their adviser...

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Mark Flanagan, visited Reykjavik May 19-28 to continue discussions for the first review under the US$2.1 billion Stand-By Arrangement, a...

The IMF Mission to Iceland under the direction of Mark Flanagan has, in co-operation with Icelandic authorities, has made considerable progress towards concluding its first review of the government&rs...

Treasury finances January-April 2009 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement in January–April 2005–2009   Millions of krónur   2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ossur Skarphedinsson, will put forward a proposal for a parliamentary resolution on application for accession to the European Union, at the Althingi tomorrow, Thursda...

Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs strongly condemns North Korea’s nuclear test last night. He says the Icelandic Government's clear position is against any use of nuclear weapons or a...

The Arts The National Cultural Heritage Broadcasting Language Policy Sports Youth Activities The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture April 2009 ...

The Icelandic Foreign Service, the Trade Council of Iceland and the Icelandic Tourist Board are now formally co-operating on introducing Iceland as a travel destination. This cooperation is a part of ...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ossur Skarphedinsson, participated in the 31st meeting of the EEA Council in Brussels yesterday, 19 March 2009. on the overall functioning of the European Econonmic A...

Madam Speaker. As Icelanders, we want to and should be proud of our country, its natural environment and cultural heritage, and the resources of both the land and its people.These strong ties make us ...

This is a translation – in case of any discrepancies, the Icelandic original prevails. The government coalition of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement has been formed to ensure...

Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, urges the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to ensure that the civilian population is protected in ...

Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1997-2009 (PDF 140 KB), May 2009.