2023 in Iceland
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Events in the year 2023 in Iceland.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
- Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir
- Althing: 2021-present Althing
- Speaker of the Althing: Birgir Ármannsson
- President of the Supreme Court: Karl Axelsson
Events[edit]
- 9 June – Iceland announces that it will suspend operations at its embassy in Moscow, Russia, from 1 August, saying that "commercial, cultural and political relations" with Russia are "at an all-time low" and that maintaining the embassy is "no longer justifiable"[1]
- 21 June – Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir announces that all whaling operations will be suspended in the country until August 31 at the earliest, citing welfare concerns after a video emerged of a hunted whale dying in agony over a five-hour period.[2]
- 5 July – The Icelandic Meteorological Office issues a volcano warning after detecting around 2,200 earthquakes around Reykjavík, indicating a potential imminent eruption at Fagradalsfjall. An aviation safety alert has also been issued.[3]
- 10 November – 2023 Iceland earthquakes: Iceland declares a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes occurs near the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Southern Peninsula. The Icelandic Meteorological Office says that an eruption could occur in the coming days.[4]
Deaths[edit]
- 9 May – Anna Kolbrún Árnadóttir, politician (b. 1970)[5]
- 6 June – Árni Johnsen, journalist and politician, member of the Althing (1983–1987, 1991–2001, 2007–2013) (b. 1944)[6]
- 30 June – Eva Maria Daniels, film producer (b. 1979)[7]
Sports[edit]
- 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)
- 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)[8]
- UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group J[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Iceland to Suspend Embassy Operations in Russia". Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Iceland suspends whale hunting over animal rights concerns". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 this morning originating in Fagradalsfjall". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ AFP (2023-11-10). "Iceland declares state of emergency over volcanic eruption threat". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ Alexander Kristjánsson (10 May 2023). "Anna Kolbrún Árnadóttir látin". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Andlát: Árni Johnsen, fv. alþingismaður". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Eva Maria Daniels, 'Reality' and 'What Maisie Knew' Producer, Dies at 43". Variety. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Eldur, Davíð (22 April 2022). "Halldór Karl yfirgefur deildarmeistara Fjölnis – Tekur við Hamri í Hveragerði". Karfan.is. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ UEFA.com. "UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.