“Village idiots” prompt fringe party member to quit
One of only two elected candidates of a party which claims to support Denmark’s fringe areas has left the group, calling its members a bunch of “villa...
Sweden Democrat blogger claims Africans have ‘rape gene’
A politician has quit a far right party in Sweden after his blog, in which he claimed black Africans are genetically predisposed towards rape, caused ...
TV4 bans Sweden Democrats’ burka chase ad
The Sweden Democrats have submitted their controversial election film for review by a top legal official after broadcaster TV4 refused to air the adve...
Norwegian oil fund excludes ‘unethical’ Israeli companies
Two Israeli firms have been excluded from Norway’s USD 450 billion sovereign wealth fund for building Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land...
Swedish octopus predicts election result
The centre-right alliance is a dead-cert to win the upcoming parliamentary election in Sweden, if a slightly fishy forecaster is to be believed. In a ...
Bread prices knead improving, says Danish minister
A Danish minister has urged the food industry to use its loaf, after it was revealed that residents are set to shell out even more for their daily bre...
Icelandic government releases 2009 financial results
Iceland’s Ministry of Finance has today publicly released its treasury accounts for 2009, with a statement saying the figures are better than ha...
Hate crimes against Jews rise in Sweden
Anti-Semitic crimes rose by 57 percent in Sweden last year, according to new figures from the National Crime Prevention Council. Released on Thursday,...