Thursday 25 April is a public holiday in Iceland.

Gli aspetti naturali e spettacolari dell’Islanda in un percorso unico e travolgente, risultato del lavoro appassionato del fotografo Massimo Lupìdi. Con la famosa immagine scattata presso una centrale geotermale islandese, Lupìdi è stato l’unico fotografo europeo a vincere il premio “Focus on Your World“ organizzato dalle Nazioni Unite nel 1992, in occasione della Conferenza mondiale sull’Ambiente.

The embassy of Iceland will be closed from 28 March to 1 April. Happy Easter !

Information on absentee voting is abailable in a video.

The Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival celebrates the amazing darkness and welcomes back the ever growing light in the city.

Icelandic culture festival Air d’Islande 2013 started in Paris on January 31st. The festival introduces the French to Icelandic music, movies and contemporary art. This year’s edition is Air d’Islande’s fifth, and takes place in Paris and Nantes.

The EFTA Court ruling on Icesave rejected all claims by the EFTA Surveillance Authority that Iceland should be declared in breach of the EEA Agreement. The Court rejected the claim that Iceland has breached the Deposit Guarantee Directive or has discriminated against depositors contrary to EEA law. It is a considerable satisfaction that Iceland´s defence has won the day in the Icesave case; the EFTA Court ruling brings to a close an important stage in a long saga.

An international conference on geothermal energy will be held 5-8 March 2013 at Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavik, Iceland and is hosted by the Iceland Geothermal initiative.

Islandia, debido a su reducido tamaño y escasa población, es una economía completamente abierta al mercado exterior, que presenta buenas perspectivas y ofrece oportunidades de negocio a las empresas españolas.

The embassy of Iceland in Paris will be closed on 24, 25, 26 and 31 December, as well as on New Year's Day, 1 January 2013. The opening hours on 27 and 28 December will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Conference on the financial crisis: Icelandic and Italian methods and solutions. Organized on 9 November 2012 from 15:00 to 17:00 at ABI, Piazza de Gesu, 49 IT Rome.

Sustainability, national branding of seafood products: competing or complementary messages?

Össur Skarphéðinsson, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, called for reform of the United Nations Security Council in his address to the UN General Assembly this weekend.

Between November 4-6 2012, Reykjavik will host the 5th edition of You Are In Control, a hothouse for creatives and thinkers interested in cross-platform explorations and ideas relating to future business models created by the digital revolution.

La Universidad de Barcelona ofrecerá a partir del 1 de marzo de 2013 un interesante e intensivo curso de extensión universitaria sobre las sagas islandesas.

A reflection on the contrast between the glories of the past and the consumerism of the present, with the outcomes and consequences in the future, this is the idea behind Rosa Gisladottir’s project. The Markets of Trajan are the ideal backdrop for her artworks made of plastic, Plexiglas, aluminium, water, ink, combining the legacy of the past and its finds with currently used materials.

Icelandic culture festival, Air d’Islande 2012, finished in style in Paris on Sunday night. There was a great atmosphere at the festival’s main music events, an Iceland Airwaves concert, held in front of a packed Point Ephémère, and a fantastically energetic rock soirée with artists from Kimi Records.

The Icelandic culture festival Air d’Islande introduces Parisians to music, film and modern art from Iceland until April 15. The festival is being held for the fourth year in a row and the programme is more varied than ever.