Rice and Gisladottir discuss women and war
Condoleezza Rice held a joint press conference in Iceland this week with Iceland’s Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir. The two discus...
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Iceland mulls EU membership
The debate over Iceland’s adoption of the euro is raging on and has taken on new meaning given the krona’s difficult year so far. For some, adopting a...
Finnish military wants more women
The head of Finland’s Defence Forces, Admiral Juhani Kaskeala, said that Finland needed more female recruits. On Saturday the Admiral said that women ...
Swedish feminist swears at cappella group
Last Friday, Lund University held a formal dinner in honour of newly awarded PhDs. According to reports in The Local, the dinner was interrupted by a ...
Forest fires rage in Sweden
Forest fires in central Sweden continue to rage according to reports in The Local. On Monday afternoon last week an official with the local fire and r...
Sterling reinforces retail strategy
Sterling Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Denmark is launching a bold new retail strategy with a new director of in-flight services at the helm. ...
British and Icelandic economies closely linked
Since January, the value of Iceland’s currency has fallen considerably and international confidence in the country’s banks to cover their foreign debt...
Iceland the most peaceful country
A new index created by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies has ranked 140 countries around the world in terms of their peacefulness in ...