EU justice referendum in Denmark by end of 2015
The new minority government lead by Lars Lokke Rasmussen has announced plans to bring forward a planned referendum to relinquish its exemption from Eu...
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Grexit may cost Finland €2 billion
With the Greek default and liquidity crisis changing by the day and the likelihood of an exit from the Euro, Eurozone countries are counting the cost ...
Moody’s upgrades Iceland credit rating
Moody’s Investors Service announced, Monday, that it had moved the country’s credit rating up a notch to Baa2, citing an improved outlook to the...
Whale season begins in Iceland with activists’ incident
The first whale kill of the 2015 season in Icelandic waters attracted the ire and intervention of activists, who followed the towed mammal into port l...
Sweden U21s are new European Champions
Football fans across Sweden are reveling in an unlikely victory that saw their under 21 side take the trophy at the recent European championship, defe...
Iceland bow out of Women’s UEFA U17 championship
A spirited Icelandic Under 17 Women’s football side were beaten 2-0 by Spain to exit the competition in front of their home crowd with no points but p...
British team scale Greenland in record time
Four British trekkers have achieved the fastest ever recorded on-foot crossing of Greenland by human or animal. George Wells, Patrick Woodhead, Andrew...
Harry Potter translator hits out at Finland’s refugee policy
Jaana Kapari-Jatta, who translated the Harry Potter novels into her mother tongue, has criticised Finland’s policy on refugees, saying it makes her as...