Following the invitation of Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, the President of the Court, Carl Baudenbacher, visited Iceland in the week of 14 March 2016. He was accompanied by his spouse, Dr Doris Baudenbacher-Tandler, and his Head of Cabinet, Dr Philipp Speitler. President Baudenbacher first met H.E. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Permanent Secretary Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, and Director General Kristján Andri Stefánsson. In the afternoon on 14 March, he held a causerie entitled “The EEA in Action – Some Thoughts After 22 Years” at the Icelandic Lawyers Association. The session which was attended by some 90 people was chaired by the Chairman of the Icelandic Judges’ Association and former Registrar of the EFTA Court, Judge Skúli Magnússon. In the evening, the Prime Minister of Iceland, H.E. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his spouse, Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir, hosted a dinner for the visitors from Luxembourg in the Government’s guesthouse. On 16 March, President Baudenbacher met H.E. Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and Permanent Secretary Guðmundur Árnason. And he was interviewed by Icelandic TV host Þóra Arnórsdóttir. During his stay in Iceland, President Baudenbacher furthermore paid visits to the Supreme Court of Iceland, the Reykjavík District Court and the District Court of Borgarnes. On the last day of their stay, the Baudenbacher’s were received for an exchange of views by the President of Iceland, H.E Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.