Opposition parties call for Finnish PM Vanhanen resignation
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has been asked by opposition parties to “draw his own conclusions” from the scandal surrounding election campaig...
Coalition government seeks new platform in Norway
Norway’s coalition government will meet next week to discuss the possibility of a new political platform after the three parties were all returned to ...
Bankruptcy rates slowly decreasing in Iceland
According to information released by Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Islands), there were 555 Icelandic companies declared bankrupt in the first 8 months...
More Icelandic support for Congo rape victims
The National Committee for UNICEF in Iceland has received ISK 8 million allocated by Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards emergency relief in...
Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
Improvements demanded for Finnish elderly care
Finnish opposition parties last week introduced demands for the implementation of new legislation for the improvement of elderly care. The chair of th...
Insurance and ISO 27001 compliance to ensure information security standards
On September 5, 2009 , Bloomberg reported that the Mitsubishi Corp. internet shopping unit lost credit card details on 52,000 customers after its se...
Norway joins international Swine Flu vaccine donation effort
Norway has joined a coalition along with Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, the US and UK, who have pledged to donate 10 percent of their sup...