Sweden blows off some Nord Stream
A conference concerning the proposed Nord Stream gas pipeline will not have Sweden in attendance, according to a recent government decision. The move ...
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Alistair Darling “interpreted the words of the Icelandic Finance Minister in the wrong way”
The use of terrorist laws against Iceland has been criticised by a UK Parliament committee that is looking into how the British government reacted, us...
Darling “overreacted towards Iceland”
The application of anti-terrorist laws against Iceland at the beginning of the banking crisis last October was unnecessarily harsh; this is the findin...
A ski hill for Copenhagen?
Copenhagen’s City Council has put its support behind a plan to convert part of Amager into a comprehensive recreation site. The development is expecte...
Swedish Pirates to run in EU elections
In a fascinating challenge to the establishment, the Swedish Pirate Party will be fielding 20 candidates in this summer’s European elections. The cont...
Sweden may end its government train monopoly
The Swedish government will likely end its state rail monopoly on all passenger traffic by October 2010. Currently operated by SJ, the government is m...
Norwegian tanker captured by Somali pirates
In the most recent incident of piracy in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast, pirates boarded and captured a Norwegian tanker, giving more credence ...
Danish teen girls prefer painkillers for suicide
Figures just released from Denmark’s National Patient Registry indicate a substantial rise in the number of teenage girls who have been admitted to ho...