Half of Swedes won’t vote in Euro elections
In a recent poll, more than half of Swedes claim they will not vote in the upcoming elections for the European Parliament. The numbers were fairly equ...
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Iceland elections, conclusion
Twenty seven new people will be entering the Icelandic Parliament, Althingi following yesterday’s elections. Of the 63 elected to Althingi 26 ar...
Norway given more Continental Shelf by the UN
The final recommendations of the UN Council on the Limits of the Continental Shelf have extended Norway’s control of the seabed off its coastline to a...
Copenhagen buses offer perks to lure customers
Denmark’s capital Copenhagen is embarking on a dedicated campaign to lure more passengers into using the city’s public bus network instead of driving ...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe happy with the elections in Iceland
OSCE (http://www.osce.org/) representatives have been monitoring the parliament elections in Iceland today and according to their spokesman things hav...
Social Democratic Alliance the largest political party in Iceland
Highlights of the final Capacent Gallup Iceland election opinion poll released last night:
Elections in Iceland | Want to follow, but don’t understand Icelandic?
IceNews plans to bring you important election news nearly live; but if you’re desperate to get right in the thick of the actioin, here’s a...
Sri Lanka kicks Norway out of peace talks
After a group of protestors sympathetic to the Tamil Tiger’s reportedly waning cause trashed the Sri Lankan embassy in Norway’s capital, the Sri Lanka...