EU calls for Iceland accession talks
(Icelandic government press release:) Iceland welcomes the opinion of the European Commission on Iceland’s application for EU membership, which ...
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Extensive renovations set for ex-military hospital facility in Iceland
A hospital set to offer specialised medical treatments, at the Asbru Enterprise Park in Iceland, is expected to see extensive renovations in the secon...
World’s largest wind turbine to be constructed in Norway
The most powerful wind turbine in the world is to be built in the south-western Norwegian area of Oygarden, with hopes that new technology can signifi...
Norwegian Court orders retroactive tax paybacks to ship owners
The Norwegian Supreme Court has decided in favour of shipping companies in the raging taxation dispute, after ruling that retroactive tax payments imp...
Swedish politician blames transvestite ‘alter-ego’ for island junket
A Swedish MP has claimed that an all-expenses paid journey to the Spanish resort island of Gran Canaria was not a case of a politician accepting gratu...
Emigration damaging Greenland’s hopes for independence
The Greenlandic finance minister Palle Christiansen has declared the steady exodus of manpower from the country as the biggest hurdle facing Greenland...
Mohammed cartoon draws protests in Norway
Around 2,500 people have marched through the Norwegian capital of Oslo in protest at the printing of a contentious caricature of the Islamic Prophet M...
Danish Unions lower wage demands
The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) has unexpectedly reduced its demands for wage increases for privately employed members.