Iceland

The EU Commission has proposed to sign and conclude two bilateral agreements to transfer passenger name records (PNR) data with…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir in Brussels on Wednesday (28 May 2025) to discuss…

Iceland’s post-pandemic imbalances have eased after a successful tightening of macroeconomic policies, which also helped cool the economy. According to…

On Friday, European Council President António Costa, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas had a…

The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…

Ahead of World Cancer Day, the EU Commission has published the latest Country Cancer Profiles for all Member States, Norway…

Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…

Renew Europe President, Valérie Hayer, will today depart on a four-day mission to Greenland and Iceland after the latest provocations…

On Thursday, 16 January 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet the...

The Nordics and Europe must invest more in Ukraine's defense industry. This is the message from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…

EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson will visit Reykjavík to strengthen energy relations with Iceland. Under the European Economic Area (EEA)…

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a guarantee agreement with Arion Bank to support new lending to some 40…

During a global operation, authorities from around the globe took down an encrypted communication platform used for criminal activities such…

Today, the EU Commission signed a package of agreements and protocols on the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism 2021-2028 with the…

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden deeply regret Israel’s decision to no longer facilitate Norway’s representation to the Palestinian Authority (PA)…

The Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration issues met in Rosendal, western Norway, Thursday and Friday this week in…

The Nordic transport ministers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have gathered in Gothenburg on 14 August 2024 and…

Following an impressive recovery from shocks in recent years, tight monetary and fiscal policies have slowed domestic demand growth, strengthened…

The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and is committed…

Judicial and law enforcement authorities across Europe and in the United States have dismantled critical online infrastructure in a large-scale…

The European Investment Fund (EIF) signs a guarantee agreement with Byggðastofnun to support over 50 small businesses in rural areas…

At the end of May, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hosted a Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm, in which Ukrainian President…

In connection with the Nordic summit in Stockholm on 13–14 May, in which Germany also took part, Mr Kristersson and…

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, nominated 44 Heads of…

The United States and Iceland committed to continue building upon their existing strong economic ties, deep-rooted cultural and historic relationships,…

Opening negotiations with Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway on PNR is an important step forward to increase security in the Schengen…

The German Air Force has started the deployment of a fighter capability to Iceland to conduct an Agile Combat Employment…

Iceland’s economy is currently one of the fastest growing in the OECD, driven by foreign tourism and strong domestic demand.…

The EU Commission has signed contribution agreements with Iceland and Norway under InvestEU, making them the first non-EU countries participating in the…

Agenda highlights The second meeting of the European Political Community will bring together leaders from across...

Bern, 12 May 2023 For the fourth time in the 74-year history of the Council...

May 9, 2023 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...

Stockholm, 3 May 2023 At their meeting in Helsinki on 3 May 2023, the Presidents...

Brussels, 13 March 2023 Today the Commission approved the first ever Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)...

28 November 2022 Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,...

Statement from Ministry of Defence Published 11 November 2022 The defence ministers from the countries within the...

7 September 2022 Representatives from Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland also accepted invitations to the meeting....

17 Aug. 2022 English French Danish F-16s will begin flying air policing sorties from Keflavik...

June 27, 2022 – updated 24 July 2022 Washington, DC : On June 15, 2022, the Executive...

Published 12 May 2022 On 11–12 May, Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist took part in...

May 11, 2022 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...

Statement from Peter Hultqvist Published 11 May 2022 The Nordic Defence Ministers met on 11 May 2022...

Brussels, 08/03/2022 The European Union, Iceland and Norway have condemned in the strongest possible terms...

Iceland and Norway have formally become associated to Horizon Europe, enabling entities in those two...

Published 15 September 2021 Today Peter Hultqvist, Minister for Defence of Sweden, and Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson,...

On 25 August 2021 the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA JPC) held its...

Rising exports are helping to restore economic growth in Iceland after the blow from the...

On 29–30 June, the defence ministers of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway, and the Minister...

June 8, 2021 Washington, DC: On June 4, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary...

Link April 19, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at...