Breaking News: Icelandic Minister of Commerce, Bjorgvin Sigurdsson steps down
Bjorgvin Sigurdsson, the Icelandic Minister of Commerce has stepped down. The minister has decided to take responsibility for his part of the economic...
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Swedish greens angry over proposed beach laws
The Swedish government has proposed a bill making it easier to develop isolated beaches while tightening the rules on already overdeveloped coastal ar...
Norway holds Arctic summit
The University of Tromso in northern Norway is hosting the 3rd annual Arctic Frontiers conference, which is designed to discuss changes in the Arctic ...
Statement from Geir H. Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland and Chairman of the Independence party
A regular medical examination which I underwent at the National and University Hospital last week revealed a small tumour of the oesophagus. On Tuesda...
PM of Iceland steps down, elections to take place in May
The Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, in a press conference held at noon today, announced he will be stepping down as the leader of the Indepen...
Norway and China ink oil development deal
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Norway and China concerning the two countries’ co-operation in the oil production sector. ...
Denmark bails out its banks
Following the lead of many other countries around the world, Denmark’s government has agreed to extend a 100 billion kroner (USD 17.8 billion) credit ...
Danish freighter pays ransom to Somali pirates
After being held captive by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden for 68 days, the Danish freighter CEC Future and its entire crew have been safely relea...