Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson

A volcano in Iceland erupted on Tuesday, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the pitch-black night sky after weeks of seismic activity had the region southwest of the capital on high alert.

Ljubljana – Icelandic President Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson will start a two-day official visit to Slovenia on Sunday. The situation in Ukraine, food and energy security, Western Balkans, and EU enlargement will top the agenda.

Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor and his Icelandic counterpart Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson called for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis as they met in Ljubljana on Saturday. They highlighted Slovenia’s important role in the Western Balkans and reaffirmed the good relations between Slovenia and Iceland.

Romania will pay special attention to the social dimension and the principles that make it - gender equality, social inclusion, occupational safety, work-life balance - when holding the six-month rotating Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2019, Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall told the Women Leaders Global Forum (WPL).