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23 November 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release November 23, 2006

Public land claims by the state - Indexing of the personal income tax credit - On the distribution of income - Real wages are increasing

16 November 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release November 16, 2006

Further on financial stability in Iceland - Economic prospects in the Nordic countries

16 November 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Address on Foreign Affairs by Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Delivered at the Althing at its 133rd legislative session, 2006 - 2007.

14 November 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

United Nations University

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

13 November 2006Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate

Iceland´s National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from land-based activities

Iceland´s National Programme of Action for the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities. Report on the implementation of the global programme of action 2001-2006 in Iceland. The publication is available <a href="/media/umhverfisraduneyti-media/media/PDF_skrar/GPA.pdf">here on pdf-format</a>.

13 November 2006Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate

Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

Iceland´s Fourth National Communication on Climate Change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Iceland´s Report on Demonstrable Progress under the Kyoto Protocol.…

09 November 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release November 9, 2006

The restraint in economic policy in 2004 and 2005 - The work environment examined - Merchandise imports in October

08 November 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Groups of countries in special situations

Statement by Harald Aspelund, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

03 November 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release November 2, 2006

Net financial position of the Treasury - Revenue from corporate income tax keeps increasing - Treasury finances, January – September 2006

03 November 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Report of the Economic and Social Council [42]

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

02 November 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-September 2006

Figures for Treasury finances in the first nine months of 2006 are now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 277 billion, decreasing by 28 billion or -9.2%.

02 November 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-September 2006

Figures for Treasury finances in the first nine months of 2006 are now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 277 billion, decreasing by 28 billion or -9.2%.

01 November 2006Prime Ministers Office

Making the Information and Services Society Accessible

As the Internet assumes an ever-increasing role in everyday life, Web use by Icelanders has become so common that it may be said to benefit the great majority of them in regard to communication and acquiring information and services. However, closer examination reveals that a large group of users have varying types of special needs regarding Web use.

30 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [81]

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

30 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Special Forum of the Committee on World Food Security

Address on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Mrs Valgerður Sverrisdóttir.

27 October 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release October 26, 2006

Government assets at the Central Bank of Iceland – Expenditure on public pensions – Medium-term plan for Treasury finances 2007-2010

26 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Salekhard, Russia

Address by H.E. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.

26 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, Peace and Security

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

25 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Sustainable development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

20 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

UN University Geothermal Training Programme

Address given by H.E. Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the Closing Ceremony of the 28 session of the United Nation University Geothermal Training Programme.

19 October 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release October 19, 2006

Medical payments through health insurance - Foreign citizens have filled a third of new jobs - Volatility in investment

19 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

International migration and development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

19 October 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Debt statistics, October 2006

Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1993-2007, October 2006

18 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Sustainable Whaling

Information on the governance of Iceland’s living marine resources and scientific research projects on whales and other marine mammals in the North Atlantic.

16 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Rights of Children

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

16 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Fight against Terrorism

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

16 October 2006Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate

Iceland´s National Strategy for Sustainable Development - Statistical Indicators 2006

The publication contains statistical indicators related to the goals that were set forth in the Icelandic government´s policy on sustainable development in 2002, entitled ´Welfere for the Future´. Its aim is to make key facts on burning issues accessible and comprehensible. Many of the indicators are the same as those presented at that time but have been updated to reflect current conditions.…

13 October 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

2007 - Fiscal budget information

Highlights of the 2007 Budget Proposal and Appendix tables - Budget Proposal 2007 part I.

12 October 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release October 12, 2006

New opinion survey on business confidence - Labour in-flow surpasses all records - Healthcare expenditures

11 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

International Seminar on the Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development

Reykjavik, Iceland, 28-29 September 2006 - Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations.

11 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Meeting between the Foreign Minister and the President of the World Bank

The meeting concerned some of the chief emphases in the Bank's work, including its increasing concentration on energy issues and the fight against corruption.

11 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Icelandic contribution to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund

Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir has decided to allocate USD 1 million to the Peacebuilding Fund, a special UN fund to assist countries recovering from conflict.

11 October 2006Prime Ministers Office

Statement of the Government regarding measures to reduce food prices and other prices

The Government has decided to implement extensive measures to reduce food prices.

10 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Advancement of Women

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

06 October 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release October 5, 2006

Merchandise imports in September - A new forecast by the Ministry - Fiscal stabilisation in an international comparison

02 October 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

28 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-August 2006

Figures for Treasury finances in the first eight months of 2006 are now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 246 billion, increasing by 27 billion or 12.2%.

28 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-August 2006

Figures for Treasury finances in the first eight months of 2006 are now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 246 billion, increasing by 27 billion or 12.2%.

28 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release September 28, 2006

The future arrangement of the public registration and valuation of real property - A new double-taxation agreement with the United States - Treasury finances, January-August 2006

28 September 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

International Seminar on Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development

Opening Address by H.E. Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.

28 September 2006Prime Ministers Office

Agreement between Iceland and the United States on defence issues

Agreement on defence issues has been reached between Iceland and the United States and regarding the U.S. return to Iceland of land and facilities on agreed areas.

27 September 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Luncheon, Icelandic–American Chamber of Commerce, New York

Keynote Speech By Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.

26 September 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister of Iceland at the UN

Statement by H.E. Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland at the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

21 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release September 21, 2006

GDP per capita - The adoption of new EU rules on public procurement- Immigrants are different

15 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release September 14, 2006

Sectoral employment by age - Labour supply in the Nordic countries - Double taxation agreements

15 September 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

15 September 2006Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Plan of Action to deal with Domestic and Sexual Violence

This plan covers the measures which the Government intends to take in order to prevent domestic violence and sexual offences against children, and also measures to help the victims of violence and offences of this type.

07 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release September 7, 2006

The US dollar is the most common designated currency - The use of emissions trading in the Nordic countries - EU priorities in government aid 2005-2009 - Merchandise imports in August

04 September 2006Ministry for Foreign Affairs

North Meets North - Navigation and the Future of the Arctic

Report of a working group of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

01 September 2006Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Weekly Web Release August 31, 2006

Treasury finances, January-July 2006 - Drug costs of the Social Security Institute - Expenditure on road construction

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Weekly Web Release November 23, 2006

Weekly Web Release November 16, 2006

Address on Foreign Affairs by Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs

United Nations University

Iceland´s National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from land-based activities

Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

Weekly Web Release November 9, 2006

Groups of countries in special situations

Weekly Web Release November 2, 2006

Report of the Economic and Social Council [42]

Treasury finances January-September 2006

Treasury finances January-September 2006

Making the Information and Services Society Accessible

Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [81]

Special Forum of the Committee on World Food Security

Weekly Web Release October 26, 2006

The 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Salekhard, Russia

Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, Peace and Security

Sustainable development

UN University Geothermal Training Programme

Weekly Web Release October 19, 2006

International migration and development

Debt statistics, October 2006

Sustainable Whaling

Rights of Children

Fight against Terrorism

Iceland´s National Strategy for Sustainable Development - Statistical Indicators 2006

2007 - Fiscal budget information

Weekly Web Release October 12, 2006

International Seminar on the Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development

Meeting between the Foreign Minister and the President of the World Bank

Icelandic contribution to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund

Statement of the Government regarding measures to reduce food prices and other prices

Advancement of Women

Weekly Web Release October 5, 2006

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization

Treasury finances January-August 2006

Treasury finances January-August 2006

Weekly Web Release September 28, 2006

International Seminar on Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development

Agreement between Iceland and the United States on defence issues

Luncheon, Icelandic&ndash;American Chamber of Commerce, New York

Foreign Minister of Iceland at the UN

Weekly Web Release September 21, 2006

Weekly Web Release September 14, 2006

High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Plan of Action to deal with Domestic and Sexual Violence

Weekly Web Release September 7, 2006

North Meets North - Navigation and the Future of the Arctic

Weekly Web Release August 31, 2006

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