IceSave customers to get UK support
All UK savers with accounts in Icesave, the closed Icelandic internet bank, will get all their money back, ensured Chancellor Alistair Darling in an i...
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Denmark’s government creates bailout fund
In these times of economic uncertainty, Denmark has taken the pre-emptive step of creating a 35 billion kroner fund in conjunction with the country’s ...
The Icelandic financial supervisory authority takes over Glitnir Bank
Based on new legislation, the Icelandic financial supervisory authority (IFSA) has proceeded to take control of Glitnir Bank. The bank is now under th...
Icefish back after three years
The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, which is being held near Reykjavik starts next Thursday 2nd October and lasts for two days. It is only held every ...
Norway offers Brazil a billion to save the Amazon
A new Amazon conservation fund initiated by Brazil’s government in August has received its first major donation from Norway, which offered USD 1 billi...
Danish T-shirt vendors convicted on terrorism charges
Five employees of a company that makes and sells T-shirts supporting militant groups were convicted in Denmark for violating the country’s anti-terror...
Sweden will be monitoring Danish journalists
As of 1 January 2009, Sweden’s new anti-terrorism law will come into effect, allowing its intelligence services to read and listen to any corresponden...
Denmark plans its largest offshore wind farm
Denmark’s parliament recently approved plans to build the nation’s largest offshore wind farm, which will be located in the North Sea’s Kattegat Strai...