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Iceland’s Ambassador in London has sent a letter, on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson, to all Members of the United Kingdom Parliament regarding the Treasury Selec...

At a meeting of the State Council of Iceland at Bessastaðir today President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson agreed to the proposal of Mrs. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, regarding the formation and composition of her...

Principles and assumptions for the 2010 Budget and medium-term fiscal plan approved by the government. Report on government’s fiscal plans for 2009 and for the medium-term presented to the Alt...

The government coalition of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement has been formed to ensure economic and social stability, and to seek national unity on Iceland’s path to re...

A new coalition government, formed by the Social Democrat Alliance and the Left-Green Movement, formally announced today at a press conference held at the Nordic House in Reykjavik, will continue the ...

The Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ossur Skarphedinsson, today made a formal complaint on comments made by the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, during a session of Parliamentary question...

This report contains the first Government Action Plan against trafficking in human beings, as well as an explanatory statement, which the Government of Iceland approved at a cabinet meeting on 17 Marc...

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

Excerpt from a report by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphéðinsson, on foreign and international affairs, presented to the Alþingi during the 136th session of the legislative assembly 200...

The Icelandic Crisis Response Unit has deployed a press officer, Mr. Steinar Sveinsson, for two months to take part in the UNICEF Programme in Sudan. Mr. Sveinsson will be a part of UNICEF’s med...

Dear Guests Trust is a key word – not only during the economic downturn we are currently experiencing and in financial markets, but in all areas of society and in government. Trust is the founda...

The Commission on Developments in Europe concluded its work today and delivered a report in accordance with the tasking contained in the government´s programme of action. The Commission has worked for...

Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minster for Foreign Affairs, has signed a Code of Conduct for the Foreign Service, to take immediate effect. This is the first Code of Conduct to be issued by an Icelandic Minist...

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Business Affairs, Central Bank of Iceland and the Financial Supervisory Author...

On the Caribbean island Dominica all electricity production is based on imported fossil fuel, although the island has access to unutilized geothermal resources. In the year 2007 electricity productio...

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In his address to the 60th anniversary NATO Summit in Strasbourg – Kehl, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ossur Skarphedinsson, urged the Alliance to focus on the High North in its future strat...

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ossur Skarphedinsson, has expressed his deep concern regardingNorth-Korea’s missile launch on 5 April. The launch took place despite UN Security Council Resolut...

During the NATO summit held in Strasbourg-Kehl during the weekend Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson the Foreign Minister of Iceland held talks with Mr. Barack Obama President of the United States particularly ...

In the Report, the Committee considers three sets of depositors: local authorities, charities and UK citizens who deposited in the Isle of Man and Guernsey subsidiaries of the Icelandic banks. The rep...