Work continues on a mutually acceptable solution to Icesave
Press release of the Government of Iceland on the Icesave referendum
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Press centre set up for visiting journalists for Saturday's referendum
Over 30 media outlets are expected in Iceland for the referendum.
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Iceland welcomes the opinion of the European Commission on Iceland's EU application
Iceland welcomes the opinion of the European Commission on Iceland's application for EU membership, which recommends the opening of accession negotiations
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Iceland and the United Nations University Sign Agreement on a Land Restoration Training Programme
The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, The Agricultural University of Iceland, The Soil Conservation Service of Iceland and the United Nations University have signed an agreement to operate the United Nations University Land Restoration Training Programme in Iceland (UNU-LRT).
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Iceland protests a meeting of 5 Arctic Council member states in Canada
The Icelandic government has formally protested a meeting of five member states of the Arctic Council, which is scheduled to take place in Canada this March, whithout the participation of Iceland, Sweden and Finland, who also sit in the Council
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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.
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Out of country voting
Out of country voting for the national referendum on the so-called Icesave issue on 6 March 2010
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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.
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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.
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Icelandic search and rescue team among the first to Haiti
A 37-man strong Icelandic International Search and Rescue Team has landed in Port-au-Prince, one of the first rescue teams to reach Haiti following the devastating earthquake which hit 24 hours ago
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Iceland sends a search and rescue team to Haiti
The foreign minister of Iceland, Mr Ossur Skarphedinsson, has decided to deploy the Icelandic International Search and Rescue Team to Haiti to participate in rescue efforts after an earthquake hit south of Port-au-Prince yesterday.
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Skarphedinsson and Moratinos: Icesave has no impact on EU's treatment of application
The Foreign Minister of Iceland, Ossur Skarphedinsson, spoke today with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the Foreign Minister of Spain, which holds the Presidency of the European Union.
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National referendum to take place as soon as possible
The Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, convened today to debate a Government bill regarding the preparation for a national referendum on the so-called Icesave legislation. This comes in the wake of the President of Iceland´s decision on 5 January not to sign into law a bill which provides for a state guarantee of loan repayments to the British and Dutch governments.
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The Government of Iceland remains fully committed to honour Iceland's obligations
The Government of Iceland has decided to hold a national referendum on the so-called Icesave legislation, following broad consultations with both coalition and opposition parties as well as employers' associations and labor unions. The referendum is expected to take place late February.
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The Government committed to the Economic Program
The President of Iceland has declined to sign a law authorising a state guarantee for repayment of loans provided by the UK and the Netherlands to the Depositors' and Investors' Guarantee Fund, intended to cover payment of the minimum deposit guarantees to depositors in the UK and Netherlands branches of the failed Landsbanki Íslands hf.
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