A distributor´s representative is responsible on behalf of the distributor for vehicle registrations and must be approved by the Icelandic Transport Authority.

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The Minister of Health has appointed Elísabet Benedikz as the temporary Medical Director of Health while Medical Director María Heimisdóttir is on sick leave.

Lífsbrú – Centre for Suicide Prevention at the Directorate of Health has published new guidelines on responsible media coverage of suicide. These recommendations are based on a handbook from the World Health Organisation, which was translated and adapted by Lífsbrú – Centre for Suicide Prevention. The project involved extensive collaboration with the media, the country's leading experts in suicide prevention, and individuals with personal experiences of loss due to suicide.

The Ísland.is Application System is one of the most widely used services that Digital Iceland has developed in collaboration with the Icelandic national team in software development in recent years. In 2025, 576,0000 applications were sent through Ísland.is, which is a 51% jump from the previous year when the number of applications was 381,000.

Í dag fór fram opinn hádegisfundur um nýbyggingu SAk. Var fundurinn vel sóttur, en um 120 manns sátu fundinn ýmist í Hofi eða á streymi.

Following the conclusion of Mr. Arnór Snorrason's nineteen-year tenure as chairman of the Norwegian National Gift to Iceland, the Norwegian ambassador to Iceland, Cecilie Willoch, expressed the official gratitude. Mr. Snorrason, a forestry scientist at Land and Forest Iceland, was succeeded by Hrefna Jóhannesdóttir, Division Manager of Cultivation and Use, who will serve on the board alongside the Director of Land and Forest Iceland and the Norwegian ambassador.

The Institution of the Year is an extensive workplace environment survey that aims to strengthen the work environment in public service. It assesses both what is working well and what challenges are present, which can be used for improvements and development.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court visited the Minister of Justice, Gudrún Hafsteinsdóttir. The ministers’ delegation included Haukur Guðmundsson, the Minister of Justice, Bryndís Helgadóttir, the Director of the Office, and Árni Grétar Finnsson, the Deputy Minister.