Minister of Justice Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir has appointed four new board members and four new alternates to the board of directors of the Data Protection Authority for a five-year term, starting on 10 June 2025.

The Directorate of Fisheries is updating its systems. It is recommended to confirm a warning that occurs after the update.

What is the government's interest in document management and archiving? The annual spring conference of the National Archives will take place on Wednesday 14 May at the Berjaya Reykjavik Natura Hotel. The title of the conference this year is "What is the government's interest in document management and archiving?".

The President of the Icelandic Parliament, Birgir Ármannsson, invited to a reception on 31 March to mark the publication of the second edition of the Supreme Court of Iceland.

Development and Expanded Services Despite Challenging Operations

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in the case Meta v. EDPB (European Data Protection Supervisory Authority) where Meta demanded the annulment of the EDPB’s published opinion on the ‘consent or payment’ model.

The Planning Agency confirmed, on 16 July 2024, a minor change to the 2013-2030 Main Plan of Keflavík Airport, which was approved by the Planning Committee of Keflavík Airport for Area A and by the Icelandic Coast Guard for Area B, on 6 May 2024.

On 10 November, the Judical Administration adopted rules on the delivery and access to audiovisual recordings of the District Courts and the Court of Appeal. The rules will take effect on 1 January 2023.

The Supreme Court was visited last week by students in political science at the University of Iceland. The guests were welcomed by Supreme Court Judge Ása Ólafsdóttir, Director of the Office Ólöf Finnsdóttir, Judge assistants Jenný Harðardóttir and Guðmundur Snæbjörnsson. They presented the court’s operations and answered questions from students.

A major milestone in the construction of a new building at the Akureyri Hospital