European Parliament: Denmark given extra seat
The European Parliament is likely set to give Denmark any extra seat in the assembly after next year’s elections, which would give Denmark 15 votes in...
European Parliament rules in favour of Iceland mackerel sanctions
European officials have backed calls for sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Islands amid a fishing industry dispute. Major European fishing natio...
Euro Parliament agrees ‘mackerel war’ sanctions against Iceland
The European Parliament has agreed to impose sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Islands if they do not end their unsustainable fishing practices.
Finnish nationalists on the political rise
As Finland’s top three political parties suffered losses in the recent European elections, the country’s nationalistic True Finns party captured their...
Swedish Pirates on their way to Europe
Having secured more than seven percent of Sweden’s votes in the recent European Parliament elections, the country’s file sharing advocacy group, the P...
Danes’ two polls: one for change one for none
Last weekend’s referendum concerning an amendment to the Danish constitution on royal succession resulted in a majority vote for adopting absolute pri...
Norway, Denmark: concern over EU seal product ban
The European Parliament has passed a measure banning the import of all products made from seals into its 27 member countries. Special exceptions are a...
Sweden’s Pirate Party could score EU seat
Recent polls suggest that Sweden’s newest political group, the Pirate Party, may have a decent chance of winning a seat in the European Parliament on ...