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Iceland is one of 24 United Nations Member States without a standing military. Two members of this group, Panama and Costa Rica, are currently sitting members on the United Nations Security Council. ...

Updated: 26 January 2018 Housing Act, No. 44/1998  as amended by Act No. 84/1998, No. 157/1998, No. 121/1999, No. 32/2000, No. 77/2001, No. 155/2001, No. 86/2002, No. 163/2002, No. 5...

Economic stability is the main goal of the Government, since it promotes economic growth and welfare in the long run. Under the present circumstances, it is of utmost importance that conditions be cre...

Wage Guarantee Fund Act, No. 88/2003  as amended by act No. 129/2004, No. 131/2005, No. 167/2006, No. 88/2008, No. 131/2008, No. 70/2009, No. 97/2009, No. 120/2009, No. 162/2010, No. 12...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations High–level Thematic Debate “Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations on behalf of the Nordic Countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Open Debate...

Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. In a small, open, globalised and rapidly growing economy such as ours, it is quite necessary that we conduct an open and resourceful debate on our economic situati...

Speech given by H.E. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defence November 27, 2007 Association for Western Co-operation Reykjavik, Iceland       Mr....

Informal Consultations on System Wide Coherence 7 February 2008 Thank you Co-chairs, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norwa...

Treasury finances January-December 2007 (PDF 55K) Cash Flow Statement, January – December Millions of krónur   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 259 783...

Principal tax rates 2008 (PDF 73K) 1. Personal income taxation Iceland’s personal income tax structure is such that all personal income in 2008 (other than capital income, see below) is taxed ...

PDF-format (45,7 KB) Honourable President,   I. It is now fourteen years and thirty days since the European Economic Area took same into effect, and Iceland, with its cultural institutions,...

In pdf format: Chronicle of economic events 2008 (PDF 54K) January 2008 As of January 1st 2008, the personal income tax rate of the Treasury will be 21.75 per cent and the local government income t...

Good evening, my fellow countrymen. Tonight the year 2007 will end and never return, as is so well celebrated in the well-known psalm by Rev. Valdimar Briem. Most of us will find the opportunity to s...

Treasury finances January-November 2007 (PDF 55K) Cash Flow Statement, January – November Millions of krónur   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 229 4...

The Nordic countries regret the decision by the Government of Sri Lanka to withdraw from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement The Government of Sri Lanka has formally notified Norway of its decision of 2 Jan...

On 1 January 2008 the ministerial status of Statistics Iceland will be abolished and a new Act on Statistics Iceland and official statistics will take effect. Under this Act Statistics Iceland will be...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations on behalf of the Nordic Countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in the Open-e...

Women and Men in Iceland 2007

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations High Level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) 13 December 2007 ...