News from the Ministry

28.1.2010 : Iceland tops Environmental Performance Index

Iceland ranks first among 163 countries in an Environmental Performance Index produced by environmental experts from Yale University and Columbia University. According to the findings, Iceland?s top ranking derives from its high scores on environmental public health, controlling greenhouse gas emission, renewable energy production and reforestation. More...
 

27.1.2010 : Out of country voting

Out of country voting for the national referendum on the so-called Icesave issue on 6 March 2010 More...
 

19.1.2010 : National referendum on 6 March

A national referendum on the so-called Icesave legislation will be held on 6 March 2010, as announced by the Icelandic Minister of Justice, Ragna Arnadottir, today. Out of country voting will start on the 28 January. More...
 

14.1.2010 : Icelandic team rescues first earthquake-victims in Port-au-Prince

A 35-man strong Icelandic International Search and Rescue Team has pulled the first two eartquake-victims alive out of the rubble of the Caribbean Market in Port-au-Prince in Haiti. More...
 

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Around the Icelandic Foreign Service

3.7.2009 : Opening Speech of H.E. Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson

Opening Speech of H.E. Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at an International Conference in Reykjavik on UNSC 1325 More...
 

27.4.2009 : Report by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphéðinsson

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 2008-2009. More...
 

3.4.2009 : Icelandic UN Permanent representative chairs a session on weapons of mass destruction

The Permanent Representative of Iceland to the UN chairs a session at an IPI Seminar on Weapons of Mass Destruction More...
 

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