EU vote could distract from Danish royal referendum
Although a majority of Danes appear to be in favour of changing the law of royal succession, a scheduling conflict could distract many citizens from c...
Somali pirates arrested by Swedish navy forces
The Swedish Armed Forces have confirmed that a Swedish naval patrol in the Gulf of Aden arrested seven pirates caught operating the region. Crewmember...
Central Bank of Iceland policy rate lowered
The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to lower the Central Bank of Iceland’s policy rate by 100 basis points to 12.0 percent. Overnight lend...
Sweden snubbed by French President
The issue of Turkey’s admission into the EU has again reared its contentious head, this time over comments made by Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Carl Bil...
Greenland’s opposition scores huge political victory
In the general government election held just days before Greenland adopts greater independence from Denmark, the territory’s main opposition party won...
Boom time for Danish sperm bank
One business that is booming in this period of global economic recession is Denmark’s Cryos, the world’s largest sperm bank. Cryos is busy opening new...
Greenland’s potatoes a cut above the rest
Greenland’s potato crops are so healthy that researchers are seriously studying whether there is something special mixed into the island’s soil. In pa...
Norway opens first stretch of hydrogen highway
More than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars participated in a rally race of sorts to mark the opening of a 560-kilometre stretch of highway that is conven...