Ásmundur Einar Daðason

Business

Reykjavík Ramps Up

In March of this year, a project called Ramp Up Reykjavík launched with the intention of helping local businesses install wheelchair ramps to improve accessibility

Larissa Kyzer November 6, 2021

Business

Major Rent Decrease for Bjarg Tenants

The Bjarg íbúðafélag housing association will be lowering the rent for a number of tenants by as much as ISK 35,000 [$280, €238] a month,

Larissa Kyzer July 21, 2021

Kolbeinn Óttarsson Porppé, Joanna Marcinkowska, and Ásmundur Einar Daðason

Politics

Immigrant Counselling Centre Opens its Doors

Minister of Social Affairs Ásmundur Einar Daðason opened New In Iceland today, a counselling centre for immigrants in Iceland offering services in eight languages. The

Gréta Sigríður Einarsdóttir February 11, 2021

Politics

Unemployed Icelanders Offered Training and Jobs as eSports Coaches

Unemployed Icelanders will be able to access free training in eSports coaching, thanks to a new collaboration between the Social Affairs Ministry and the Icelandic

Jelena Ćirić February 10, 2021

In Focus

Iceland is currently governed by Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s cabinet, made up of six men and five women from three different parties – the Left-Green Movement, the Independence Party, and the Progressive Party. All of the cabinet members also serve as members of parliament except Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson.

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Iceland Review February 1, 2021

Twelve-Month Parental Leave Approved

The government has approved a bill on birth and parental leave presented by Minister of Social Affairs Ásmundur Einar Daðason. The most notable change is

Gréta Sigríður Einarsdóttir November 20, 2020

Politics

Changes to Parental Leave Law Encourage More Equal Division of Childcare

Proposed changes to Iceland’s parental leave law hope to more equally balance childcare responsibilities between mothers and fathers, Kjarninn reports. If the current revisions are

Larissa Kyzer September 26, 2020

Politics

New Bill Would Create Grief Leave for Parents Who Have Lost a Child

The Ministry of Social Affairs is at work on a bill which would create a ‘grief leave’ for parents who have lost a child, RÚV

Larissa Kyzer August 26, 2020

Politics

All Ministers’ First COVID Test Negative

None of the government ministers currently in quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19 during a dinner in Southwest Iceland tested negative for the virus in

Larissa Kyzer August 22, 2020

Politics

All But Two Ministers in Quarantine After Possible COVID Exposure

All but two government ministers have been directed to undergo two COVID-19 tests and a five-day quarantine after a group dinner at a hotel where

Larissa Kyzer August 21, 2020

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Ásmundur Einar Daðason

Reykjavík Ramps Up

Major Rent Decrease for Bjarg Tenants

In Focus: Iceland’s Cabinet

All But Two Ministers in Quarantine After Possible COVID Exposure

Wet and Cold: Children Rescued from Elliðavatn Lake

New Crime Bill Includes Upwards of 1 Billion ISK in Funding, Increased Police Powers

Pornographic Film Created in Ambulance Under Investigation

Deported Asylum Seekers Have Right to Reevaluation, Appeals Board Rules

Teigarhorn: Average Temperature Has Risen 2°C Since 1880s

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