Belgians will help Volvo
The regional government of Flanders in Belgium has confirmed that it will acquiesce to Volvo’s recent appeal for help. Volvo Cars CEO Stephen Odell me...
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Volvo seeks survival loan from Belgium
After bailout talks with the Swedish government broke down, Volvo Cars has turned to the Belgian government for its help in securing a loan from the E...
Finland extends same-sex adoption rules
Finland’s parliament has voted to give people in same-sex couples who are registered in an official partnership the legal right to adopt the naturally...
Norway demands Aung San Suu Kyi release
Things are heating up in Burma again over the fate of Aung San Suu Kyi, the legitimate winner of the country’s presidential election nearly two decade...
Danish visa delays hurting tourism industry
Unusually long response times from Denmark’s Immigration Service for applications for tourist visas are apparently hindering the nation’s tourism indu...
Denmark’s heroin clinics running short on stash
Denmark’s new state-financed heroin clinics have just enough political backing and plenty of funding, but they can’t find enough heroin. Five city cou...
Copenhagen street party comes undone
A city centre ‘party’ involving Copenhagen’s Hyskenstraede, a side street of the pedestrian street Stroget, turned insane as hundreds of people sporad...
New Government Takes Office – Social Democrats and Left-Greens Continue their Coalition Partnership
A new coalition government, formed by the Social Democrat Alliance and the Left-Green Movement, formally announced today at a press conference held at...