Non-Europeans to pay for Swedish universities
Sweden’s famously free tertiary level education may no longer be free for all, with foreigners outside of the EU soon having to pay tuition fees, acco...
Politics
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Stoltenberg’s government on shaky ground
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is suffering an apparently ever-decreasing popularity rating among the electorate. A day after shaking up his...
Finns lose confidence in politicians following poll scandal
A scandal involving election campaign funding dispersement has dented the confidence of the electorate, with more than 50 per cent cited in a recent p...
France plugs the American gap left at Keflavik
For years Iceland’s Keflavik airbase was an important strategic outpost in the Cold War as American fighter jets and air force personal were based the...
Finland’s prison conditions could be improved
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently finished a tour of Fin...
EU opt-out referendum possible in Denmark
According to Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, current opt-outs from the European Union harm Denmark’s interests. According to reports in E...
Second polar bear killed in Iceland
A second polar bear, which was found roaming in Northern Iceland yesterday, has been shot. Stefan Vagn Stefansson, police chief from Saudarkrokur, sai...
Finnish President hopes for peace in Sri Lanka
The President of Finland recently expressed her desire for Finland to continue assisting Sri Lanka, according to reports in the Asian Tribune. Tarja H...