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An overwhelming majority of Icelanders, or close to 82 % of participants are in favour of Iceland supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia, while 7 % oppose. Additionally, 86.5 % support Iceland’s ef...

Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson held a meeting today with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Among the topics discussed were NATO's deterre...

On Sunday 22 October a contingent of 120 United States Air Force personnel will arrive in Iceland with four F-16 Fighter Jets. For the next weeks they will conduct regular Air Policing in Iceland on b...

Un événement autour des collaborations artistiques entre l’Islande et la France a eu lieu lundi dernier à la résidence de Mme Unnur Orradóttir Ramette, Ambassadrice d'Islande. En collaboration avec l...

"The hostilities unfolding in Israel and Gaza affect hundreds of thousands of ordinary civilians. Iceland has condemned the barbaric acts committed by Hamas and reminded Israel that international law ...

The Minister of Justice has issued a regulation on financial support for voluntary return in accordance with the Foreign Nationals Act. The Act is in force from the 19 June 2023.  REGULATION...

Vendredi dernier, l'ambassadrice d'Islande en France, Unnur Orradóttir Ramette, s‘est exprimée à l‘Assemblée nationale dans le cadre d‘un échange franco-islandais sur la numérisation des services publ...

Unnur Orradóttir Ramette, Ambassadrice d'Islande, a inauguré au sein de sa résidence jeudi dernier, une exposition des œuvres de l'artiste Arngunnur Ýr Gylfadóttir intitulée "Le Glacier, la beauté et ...

Sjá íslenska útgáfu hér (läs på isländska). Bokmässan Göteborg ägde rum dagarna 28 september till 1 oktober. Författarna Fríða Ísberg, Sjón och Ævar Þór Benediktsson var på plats och deltog i ett tiot...

The Foreign Minister went on a two-day official working visit to Estonia last week. During the visit, she met with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur. Furthermore, the M...

Les Boréales, le très renommé et unique en son genre festival international de culture et de littérature nordique qui a lieu à Caen à chaque mois de novembre, met en lumière cette année l'île enchante...

Global Partnership statement for International Day of Democracy  This is a pivotal year for the status of democracy globally with more than 100 countries scheduled to hold elections in the coming...

Iceland was the fastest growing European economy in the first half of the year. 1Rapid growth has gone hand-in-hand with a buoyant labour market, with negligible unemployment and 30,000 more employed ...

Hier soir, l’ambassade d’Islande a inauguré l’exposition « Trois artistes : un élément », mettant à l’honneur le travail de trois artistes islandaises, Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbjörg Lind Jónsdóttir...

The overall outcome of Part A-1 of the Government accounts for 2022 is nearly ISK 100m more favourable than was provided for in the 2022 National Budget, and about ISK 50bn better than estimated in la...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland´s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook. According to Fitch, Iceland's ‘A’ rating is underpinned by its very high incom...

Today, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir will issue a new Regulation intended to improve the framework for the hunting of fin whales. The Regulation comes in response t...

General James B. Hecker commander of NATO's Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) and the US Air Force Europe (USAFE) is visiting Iceland. Hecker met with Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Minister for For...

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Business Iceland have made an agreement for Business Iceland to take over an increasing level of services for Icelandic businesses in foreign markets by recruiting...

A Bomber Task Force (BTF) from the US Air Force is set to deploy to Iceland today, Sunday August 13th. The BTF will conduct exercises with allied nations in Northern Europe, and will be operating out...