Sweden to bail out its automakers
A report in the Swedish business press has disclosed that Sweden’s government is prepared to give a series of loans and loan guarantees worth billions...
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Greenpeace activists try to board Danish-bound ship
Danish police arrested three activists from Greenpeace as they tried to board a cargo ship carrying coal bound for Denmark. The Nordic branch of Green...
Swedes want government bailout for Volvo
In a new survey just released, 68 percent of Swedes want to see the Swedish government bail out its beleaguered carmaker Volvo. Although Volvo is owne...
Finland won’t sign off on cluster bomb treaty
Although 20 member states of the European Union signed a landmark treaty in Oslo banning the use of cluster bombs, one surprising holdout was Finland....
Norway hosts landmark treaty banning cluster bombs
Oslo was the site of a gathering of representatives from more than 120 countries who came to Norway’s capital to sign a landmark treaty banning the us...
Swedish ski village up for sale
It may well be an oxymoron, but well-heeled ski bums have the chance to purchase their very own Swedish village and ski resort for the paltry price of...
Teen joy ride ends in European police chase
Like something out of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, three Norwegian teenagers stole two cars from outside a house in Figgjo, and headed through ...
Islamist cartoon terrorist released into Denmark
One of the two Tunisians who were allegedly plotting to kill the cartoonist who drew the 2006 controversial drawings of the prophet Mohammed has been ...