VIRK, the Directorate og Health and Vinnueftirlit ríkisins will host a meeting on health-promoting workplaces, Wednesday, March 29, under the title "Step by step".

Applications for domestic travel costs will be changed from 1 July 2024, due to amendments to Regulation No 1140/2019.

The disease name has been changed and is now mpox. This is done in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.

Remotely Piloted Aircrafts will be used for monitoring by the Directorate of Fisheries in July and we would like to ask fishermen to keep in mind that all recordings are carefully examined and fish that goes overboard is species analyzed.

In June 2022, it was agreed to advertise proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords. The planning proposals and supporting documents were published on the website of the Icelandic National Planning Agency and the presentation period of both proposals was from June 15 th to September 15 th.

The project revolved around moving the current name database from an old website to Ísland.is so the old site could be closed down and the activity could be switched to the latest technology.

Eruption has recently started in Reykjanes, in the western Merardölur valley (within the Fagradalsfjallajökull system).

The Forestry Encouragement Award will be awarded for the first time on the International Day of Forests 21 March. The deadline for submitting nominations is 14 February.

Next year (2025) inspectors who start working at vehicle inspection bodies must complete training at approved training centers for the Icelandic Transport Authority to be able to certify them. All inspectors already working as such will also be required to complete a refresher course at an approved training center before the end of next year (December 31, 2025) in order to continue working.

For residence permit and citizenship applicants