Iceland-stand-by arrangement – Review under the emergency financing mechanism
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PM OFFICE: Today, the International Monetary Fund published a report: “Review Under the Emergency Financing Mechanism...
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Sweden and Denmark going postal together
In one of the more unusual mergers of the year, the national postal services of Sweden and Denmark have signed an agreement to combine their two agenc...
Copenhagen’s sexiest museum closing shop?
With the Copenhagen City Council pulling its funding this year and a group of private investors backing out of a pending deal, it looks like Copenhage...
Scandinavian Airways trims workforce by nearly half
In the most dramatic instance of recent cutbacks in the aviation industry, Scandinavian Airways (SAS) has made the tough decision to axe 40 percent of...
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...
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...
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...
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...