This summer, many children participate in events and youth activities around the country. It is important that those involved in organizing and carrying out such activities are aware of their responsibilities, know the symptoms of violence and know where to go if a child is suspected of having been victimized.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a new draft of guidelines on the use of pseudonymisation to help companies meet the requirements of the GDPR.

On 29 September 2023, the Ministry of Justice announced the appointment of a judge with the first position at the District Court of Reykjavík. Eight applications were submitted for the position.

The steering group overseeing the investigation of the source of the Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in October has concluded its work and submitted a comprehensive final report.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published its work programme for 2026-2027. The plan is based on the EDPB's policy and the issues identified as most urgent for stakeholders. In addition, the plan is based on the commitments made by Member States under the Helsinki Statement.

Those who are preparing an application for an old-age pension from TR and would like more information can access a recording of material from TR's information meeting in November below.

Those who are preparing an application for a pension from TR and want to get more information can follow the following video of a presentation that was given at the TR briefing held on February 12th.

A recording of a streamed meeting held on 9 May last year on the new disability and rehabilitation pension scheme, which will take effect on 1 September 2025, has been published. The objective of the meeting was to inform customers who are currently receiving disability pensions and are moving into the new disability and rehabilitation scheme about the main aspects of the new scheme.

At the beginning of 2023, a grant was applied for the project “Use of Patient Archetypes to Analyze the Status of Emergency Services in South Iceland.” The purpose of the project is to harmonize services across the institution.

Courses for distributors’ representatives (A, B and C) are scheduled for November 4th at The Icelandic Transport Authority, Ármúli 2. Last day to register is Sunday, November 2nd.