Sweden’s Pirate Party could score EU seat
Recent polls suggest that Sweden’s newest political group, the Pirate Party, may have a decent chance of winning a seat in the European Parliament on ...
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Norway suspends Skanled gas pipeline project
Nordic and Eastern European nations hoping to break free of Russia’s dominant position in gas supply were dealt a blow when Norway suspended its USD 1...
Co-operation called by Norway for Arctic resources
Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store opened last week’s international conference on managing the Arctic with a plea to co-operate peacefully as ...
Dane ranked fourth most-wanted Nazi
Soren Kam, a Danish national, has moved up to number four on the ten most wanted list for World War II Nazi wartime criminals after a recent revision ...
Swedish peace protestors sentenced over warplane vandalism
Three Swedish peace activists from the group Avrusta (Disarm), whose mission is to stop Sweden from exporting weapons, have been sentenced to prison f...
Norway will challenge any EU ban on seal products
Last year the European Commission proposed banning imports of pelts and other products from seals that were killed in an inhumane manner. While their ...
Denmark opens up its gaming monopoly
Gambling in Denmark is about to embark on a new path now that the government has decided to terminate the 60-year gaming monopoly run by Danske Spil, ...
Swedish knew about secret CIA terror plane
When Sweden’s government was led by ex-Prime Minister Goran Persson, it was apparently aware that the United States was using the country as a transit...