Iceland cleared of all claims in Icesave dispute
This morning at a hearing in Luxembourg, the EFTA Court rejected all claims made by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Icelandic state in the...
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Breivik lawyer to publish case details
The man commissioned with defending Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has revealed that he will publish his personal account of the trial...
‘Dead duck’ in Scotland is rare Icelandic bird
What was thought to be a dead duck found in northern Scotland has turned out to be rare Slavonian grebe from Iceland. The animal was discovered last w...
Greenland denies EU’s rare earth limits
Greenland’s premier has said that the EU won’t be given preference over China as the country seeks to exploit its rare earths deposits. Prime Minister...
Iceland’s December fish harvest sees year-on-year increase
New figures have revealed that Iceland’s fishing industry brought in a larger catch in December 2012 than during the same month of 2011. In all, the c...
Danish PM unveils new jobs package
Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has announced the launch of a new government jobs package. The PM told the media during her weekly pre...
Danish gender equality laws extended to haircuts
Denmark’s laws on gender equality have been extended into the country’s barbershops and beauty salons. Last month saw the country’s Board of Equal Tre...
Deep freeze breaks records in southern Finland
Several records for freezing temperatures have been broken in Finland this week. The record lows came late on Thursday last week and in the early morn...