Iceland president clarifies German savings position
STATEMENTFROM THE PRESIDENT OF ICELAND: Following a misleading report of an interview with the President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson in the Fina...
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Stoltenberg Report presented to Nordic Foreign Ministers
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN ICELAND: Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs today received, on behalf of his Nor...
Danish postmen fight dogs with treats
In 2008, Denmark’s national postal service handed out more than 25 tons of dog treats to its postal workers to help them battle bad dogs intent on tak...
New improved banknotes coming to Denmark
In a bid to curb counterfeiting, the Danish government has announced it is creating new banknotes that contain the latest security measures. The Centr...
Sweden promises to preserve its minority languages
Since 2000, the Swedish government has given special national minority status to the languages of its ethnic minority groups. These include Finnish, T...
Poop-powered buses coming to Oslo
Biomethane, the gas created from human excrement, will soon be collected and used to power Oslo’s public transportation buses. This free and environme...
Platform of the Government – Report from the Prime Minister
Press release from the Prime Minister of Iceland Mr Speaker, fellow Icelanders. It can have escaped no one that our country is passing through a deep ...
The banking crisis in Iceland in 2008
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Ingimundur Fridriksson Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland has prepared a paper about the banking ...