On 10th and 11th September, the EBRA Board held their first post-summer meeting in a new location, Iceland. The Board travelled to meet new members, the Icelandic business registry – Skatturinn, at their new premises in Reykjavik.
The temperature might have been low but the warm welcome more than made up for the extra layers needed. After being greeted by Snorri Olsen, Edda Símonardóttir, Matthildur Magnúsdóttir and Rannveig Lind Bjargardóttir from the registry, the Board settled into their one-and-a-half day meeting on at Skatturinn’s premises in central Reykjavik.
A packed agenda for Autumn/Winter
The first meeting after Summer is a crucial starting point for a busy and productive Autumn/Winter for EBRA. In Reykjavik, the Board had a full agenda covering issues relating to the EBR Platform, the upcoming General Assembly in Madrid (29 November), planning for Brussels week, budget discussions, the implementation of the EBRA strategy, as well as detailed matters related to the governance of the Association. In addition, the Board were joined online by colleagues from Unioncamere, who provided an update on their planning for the EBRA Annual conference 2025 in Milan.
The Board look forward to meeting with EBRA members in the coming months to deliver several high-value meetings and working groups. In particular, the Brussels week promises to be highly productive with the opportunity for members to take part in the Beneficial Ownership working group and the Company Law and Open Data working group, as well as a networking event with the European institutions. It will be the first meeting of its kind and we’re sure it will be a great event.
Meeting the Icelandic registry
In addition to a productive Board meeting, the trip was a great opportunity to meet our colleagues from the Icelandic business registry, Skatturinn, who joined EBRA in 2023. Snorri Olsen, Commissioner of Revenue and Customs, welcomed the EBRA Board saying how appreciative he was of the visit and wishing the Board a fruitful two days.
It was great to hear colleagues in the Icelandic registry say they are already benefiting from being an EBRA member. They have derived value through their participation in the Working Groups as well as the more informal discussions that take place on our digital platform, Basecamp. They said it has been interesting to understand that many European registries, EU and non-EU, share the same challenges as themselves and they are grateful to EBRA for bringing the registries together to share different approaches and solutions.
Takk Fyrir – Thank you
The EBRA Board and Core team are very grateful to everyone involved in the visit to Iceland. We appreciate the time and effort that was put into hosting the meeting during the two days and look forward to working with closely together in the future.
More about the Icelandic registry
Skatturinn is governed by the Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs and is part of Iceland Revenue and Customs. The central registry holds data on more than 80,000 entities including public and private limited companies, partnerships and branches of foreign companies.
The registry plays a central role in registering and maintains a number of key registers, including:
- Companies
- Partnerships
- Non-profit (and profit) legal organisations
- Beneficial Owners
- Annual Accounts
For more information, visit https://www.skatturinn.is/.
