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01. Nov 2023Reports, Prime Ministers Office

Nordic digital resilience

01 November 2023 / Prime Ministers Office Nordic digital resilience Artificial intelligence (AI) presents great opportunities for society, but also serious challenges to our democracy. The Nordic countries, with their advanced level of digitalization, similar societal structures and shared values, are well-positioned to jointly counter such challenges. To improve digital resilience in the Nordic region, the Nordic Prime Ministers have agreed to task the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation to: 1

16. May 2023Prime Ministers Office, Council of Europe, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe has started

Accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the promotion and protection of the core values of the Council of Europe are the main topics of the Summit of the Council of Europe, which started today in Reykjavik. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, emphasised the support of the Council of Europe and its member States for Ukraine in her address at the opening event of the Summit.

12. May 2023Council of Europe, Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe 16-17 May

The fourth Summit of the Council of Europe takes place in Reykjavík next week. On the meeting’s agenda is the establishment of a Register to record the damage caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to reaffirm the importance of the core values of the Council of Europe. Careful preparations are in place for the meeting and disruptions of traffic can be expected while it is ongoing.

17. Mar 2023Legislation, Acts of Parliament, Prime Ministers Office

Parliamentary Resolution on a national security policy for Iceland

17 March 2023 / Prime Ministers Office Parliamentary Resolution on a national security policy for Iceland Parliamentary Resolution on a national security policy for Iceland No. 26/145 Tags Acts of Parliament Prime Ministers Office Go back Disclaimer: This section of the site details available translations on legislation relating to the Government Offices in Iceland. In case of any discrepancies between the translations and the original text in Icelandic, the original text as published in the Icelandic Legal Gazette prevails

12. Jan 2023Legislation, Acts of Parliament, Prime Ministers Office

Act Amending the Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin, No 85/2018 (adding more discrimination factors)

12 January 2023 / Prime Ministers Office Act Amending the Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin, No 85/2018 (adding more discrimination factors) Act Amending the Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin, No 85/2018 (adding more discrimination factors) Tags Acts of Parliament Prime Ministers Office Go back Disclaimer: This section of the site details available translations on legislation relating to the Government Offices in Iceland. In case of any discrepancies between the translations and the original text in Icelandic, the original text as published in the Icelandic Legal Gazette prevails

07. Nov 2022Prime Ministers Office, Foreign Affairs, Council of Europe, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe held in Iceland

The fourth Summit in the history of the Council of Europe will be held in Iceland on May 16-17, 2023. The Prime Minister of Iceland and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland today announced the official decision by the Council of Europe to convene a Summit under Iceland’s Presidency. The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland will host the Summit.

07. Nov 2022Prime Ministers Office, Foreign Affairs, Council of Europe, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe held in Iceland

The fourth Summit in the history of the Council of Europe will be held in Iceland on May 16-17, 2023. The Prime Minister of Iceland and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland today announced the official decision by the Council of Europe to convene a Summit under Iceland’s Presidency. The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland will host the Summit.

03. Nov 2022Prime Ministers Office, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing, Foreign Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland’s Presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers 2023

Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has presented the programme for the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers for 2023. The Prime Minister presented the one-year Presidency programme to the Session of the Nordic Council that took place in Helsinki this week. Iceland will take over the Presidency from Norway on 1 January 2023.

11. May 2022Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Ukraine, 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. The announcement brings Iceland's total contributions to date to ISK one billion, equivalent to about €7.2 million.

24. Nov 2021Ministry of Industries, Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate, Prime Ministers Office, Environment Climate and Nature Protection, Climate Change, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Environment٫ Energy and Climate

COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Iceland‘s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, says that the final results of COP26 in Glasgow is a source of optimism for the most urgent task of the 21st Century: To avert a climate catastrophe.

17. Sep 2021Human Rights and Equality, Prime Ministers Office, Equality

Female leaders call for women’s rights and equal opportunities to be upheld in Afghanistan

Women heads of state and government sent out a joint call to current and future power holders in Afghanistan to refrain from violence against women and girls and to uphold and ensure equal rights and participation of women in public life. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, and Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia, initiated the call.

21. May 2021Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Covid-19, Life and Health

COVID-19: Border measures extended to 15th of June

Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health of Iceland, has decided to extend the application of current government regulation on quarantine, isolation and testing at the border of Iceland in connection with COVID-19 until the coming 15th of June. The amendment to the regulation will be made that on 1st of June the compulsory stay in a quarantine facility of travellers arriving from high-risk areas will cease to apply.

20. Apr 2021Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Infrastructure, Prime Ministers Office, Life and Health, Transport and Telecommunications, Covid-19, Tourism, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

COVID-19: Temporary introduction of stricter border measures

The Government of Iceland has announced temporary border measures to counter the domestic spread of COVID-19. These measures aim to create conditions to allow lifting domestic restrictions as much as possible. The vaccination programme in Iceland is continuing at pace, and as more people become vaccinated, conditions for easing restrictions will become more favourable, both within society and at the border.

16. Apr 2021Legislation, Prime Ministers Office, Acts of Parliament

Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality No. 151/2020

16 April 2021 / Prime Ministers Office Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality No. 151/2020 Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality Tags Prime Ministers Office Acts of Parliament Go back Disclaimer: This section of the site details available translations on legislation relating to the Government Offices in Iceland. In case of any discrepancies between the translations and the original text in Icelandic, the original text as published in the Icelandic Legal Gazette prevails

16. Apr 2021Legislation, Prime Ministers Office, Acts of Parliament

Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality No. 151/2020

16 April 2021 / Prime Ministers Office Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality No. 151/2020 Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality Tags Prime Ministers Office Acts of Parliament Go back Disclaimer: This section of the site details available translations on legislation relating to the Government Offices in Iceland. In case of any discrepancies between the translations and the original text in Icelandic, the original text as published in the Icelandic Legal Gazette prevails

25. Mar 2021Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Stricter measures intended to stop new outbreak in Iceland

The Government of Iceland announced yesterday measures to prevent a potential new wave of COVID-19 infections. After multiple clusters of infections were detected (largely in two primary schools in Iceland), these new measures will remain in place for three weeks. A total of 89 people in Iceland are currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. This is the highest number in isolation since 20 January.