In a first phase, communication with applicants for Icelandic citizenship will be digital

Since the opening of digital applications for maternity/paternity leave and maternity/paternity grants in 2022, the focus has been on enhancing and improving the functioning of the application process to include all groups and situations of expectant parents.

The Directorate of Health has petitioned the District Court of Reykjavík to annul the decision of the Data Protection Authority from 27 June 2023.

The Directorate of Fisheries reminds that vessels that engage in net fishing, other than lumpfish fishing, must release all live lumpfish from the nets when they are towed.

The employees of Lands and forests did well in the national campaign Lífshlaupið, which has just ended. The institution was placed eighth in the category of institutions with 70-149 employees. Thirteen teams showed up for the Lands and forests game and the team The Gold Diggers showed the best performance.

The Icelandic Transportation Authority has implemented a computer system for the shipping register and legal registration of seafarers that have been named SKÚTAN.

Nurse anesthetist from SAk in aid work in Gambia

Jóhanna Ósk Baldvinsdóttir has taken over her new job at TR as a client Ombudsman. The principal role of the Ombudsman is to guide clients in handling cases with the agency and assist those who feel that they have not received material discussion or resolution in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

It is now summer, and all forms of life are beginning to flourish, including various pests. The Land and Forest Iceland are kindly requesting information from individuals nationwide regarding the presence of pests on trees and other vegetation. Additionally, they are seeking updates on the flowering of tree species and an assessment of the likelihood of successful seed development this autumn.

The Financial Management Authority has made a temporary agreement with Efnisveituna ehf. on the sale of public assets (other than cars and summer houses) in ...