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03 ágúst 2022Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Prime Ministers Office

A small volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland

At 13:18 GMT today lava began flowing from a ground fissure around Fagradalsfjall near the town of Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption follows intense seismic activity over the past few days.

17 maí 2022Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Prime Ministers Office

Iceland to host the IDAHOT+Forum in 2023

The annual IDAHOT+Forum will be held in Iceland in May 2023 in connection with the Icelandic Presidency of the Council of Europe starting this November.

17 maí 2022Prime Ministers Office

Iceland jumps up five places and into top ten on the Rainbow Europe Map

Iceland is now ranked number nine on ILGA-Europe‘s annual Rainbow Map, moving up five places between years.

16 maí 2022Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Prime Ministers Office

Statement by Denmark, Iceland and Norway on Finland and Sweden’s decision to apply for NATO membership

The prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland and Norway have issued a joint statement welcoming the decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for NATO membership, and emphasising that the Nordic countries all share the values and principles of the Alliance:

11 maí 2022Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Prime Ministers Office

Iceland's support for Ukraine reaches one billion ISK

Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir attended the High-Level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine which took place in Warsaw earlier this month. At the conference, Prime Minister Jakobsdóttir announced a significant increase in Iceland's humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine with an additional contribution of 425 million ISK.…

09 maí 2022Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s address to the Icelandic Parliament

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, addressed members of the Icelandic Parliament (Althingi), the President of Iceland and the Government of Iceland in a live video address at a special session of Althingi on Friday 6 May. He was the first ever foreign head of state to address the Parliament of Iceland.

05 maí 2022Prime Ministers Office

Prime Minister Jakobsdóttir attended Nordic-India Summit

Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir participated in a Nordic-India Summit in Copenhagen yesterday. At the summit the prime ministers of the five Nordic countries met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

25 apríl 2022Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and Children, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Prime Ministers Office, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Iceland to welcome up to 140 vulnerable refugees from Ukraine

More than 820 individuals from Ukraine have already applied for protection in Iceland.

07 mars 2022Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing, Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Justice permits temporary protection due to mass flight

Article 44 of the Foreign Nationals Act activated in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine

24 febrúar 2022Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine

The Government of Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and expresses deep concern for the destruction and suffering that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will inevitably cause.

07 janúar 2022Prime Ministers Office, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

COVID-19: Border measures remain unchanged until the end of February

Regulation on COVID-19 measures at the border will remain unchanged until 28 February. Proposals on measures for the spring will be introduced no later than 20 February.

28 nóvember 2021Prime Ministers Office

Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office

The State Council held two meetings at the President’s residence at Bessastaðir today. At the former meeting the President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, accepted the resignation of the first government headed by Katrín Jakobsdóttir. The second government headed by Katrín Jakobsdóttir was then officially installed in office at the latter meeting.