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23 July 2021

COVID-19: Restrictions on gatherings as of 25 July

As of Sunday 25 July, general limit of gatherings in Iceland will be 200 persons and social distancing rules will take effect again. These are the main measures introduced in a new regulation from the Minister of Health regarding restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19.…

19 July 2021

COVID-19 test certificate required before departure for vaccinated travellers

As of 27 July, all vaccinated persons and those that can present a certificate of a prior COVID-19 infection must present a negative PCR or antigen (rapid) test that is no more than 72 hours old before departure to Iceland. This decision by the Minister of Health is based on recommendations from the Chief Epidemiologist.

08 July 2021

Signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom

Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, has signed on behalf of Iceland a new Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. He says that the FTA marks a new beginning in the relations between Iceland and the UK.

07 July 2021

EFTA Ministers meet in Siglufjördur

On 6 July 2021, EFTA Ministers convened for an informal meeting in Siglufjörður, Iceland, as an opening to Iceland’s one-year chairmanship of the EFTA Council. It was the first physical meeting of the EFTA Ministers since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

05 July 2021

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Iceland

The human rights situation in Belarus and Iceland´s support to the cause of reform movements in the country were the main topics of discussion at a meeting between Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, opposition leader from Belarus on Friday.

04 June 2021

Conclusion of a new Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom

Iceland, together with Liechtenstein and Norway, has concluded a new Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, says that the agreement marks a new era in the relationship between the countries.…

04 June 2021

Interoperable European COVID-19 vaccination certificate for travellers

A trial project is being undertaken for the reception of a European digital COVID-19 certificate at the borders of Iceland for those arriving to the country.

26 May 2021

Foreign Minister's meeting with Nordic Ministers for Development and UNESCO Director-General

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, took part in the yearly consultation meeting between the Nordic Ministers for Development and UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azouley.

21 May 2021

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.…

20 May 2021

Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Russia met in Harpa

Trade, bilateral relations, international affairs and human rights were the main topics at the meeting of Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today in Harpa.

20 May 2021

Arctic Council Foreign Ministers sign the Reykjavik Declaration, adopt the Council’s first Strategic Plan and pass the Chairmanship from Iceland to the Russian Federation

The Arctic States reaffirmed the Council’s commitment to maintain a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable Arctic region during the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting – the first in-person meeting held by the Arctic Council since the onset of the pandemic.

20 May 2021

Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson met the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Finland and Sweden

Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, met the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Finland and Sweden, who are in Iceland to attend the Arctic Council’s Ministerial meeting. Relations between the states were discussed, as well as various other matters.

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COVID-19: Restrictions on gatherings as of 25 July

COVID-19 test certificate required before departure for vaccinated travellers

Signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom

EFTA Ministers meet in Siglufjördur

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Iceland

Conclusion of a new Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom

Interoperable European COVID-19 vaccination certificate for travellers

Foreign Minister's meeting with Nordic Ministers for Development and UNESCO Director-General

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

Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Russia met in Harpa

Arctic Council Foreign Ministers sign the Reykjavik Declaration, adopt the Council’s first Strategic Plan and pass the Chairmanship from Iceland to the Russian Federation

Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson met the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Finland and Sweden

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