The Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs has appointed Iceland’s negotiation committee for the upcoming accession negotiations with the European Union. Ambassador Stefan Haukur Johannesson is the Chief negotiator and will lead the negotiation committee. The negotiation committee consists of the Chief negotiator, 10 chairpersons of individual negotiation teams and seven other members. Read the full story

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has appointed Ambassador Stefan Haukur Johannesson to serve as Iceland’s Chief negotiator in the upcoming accession negotiations with the European Union. Stefan Haukur Johannesson is one of Iceland’s most experienced international negotiators. He has served as Iceland’s Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels since 2005. Read the full story

The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs has opened a new website about Iceland’s European Union membership application. The site allows visitors to follow the application process closely, see the detailed list of questions the Icelandic government has been asked to answer in a long questionnaire and to see details of negotiations. Read the full story