Rare war crimes trial held in Norway
In Norway’s first war crimes indictment since the Second World War, an unnamed 41-year-old Norwegian citizen stands charged with torture, rape, illega...
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Six European airlines fall foul of Denmark’s advertising standards
The National Consumer Agency in Denmark has publicly named six airlines it says are continuing to use illegal marketing practices, in defiance of a wa...
Sweden to ratify the Lisbon Treaty
Despite being turned down by Irish voters, the Lisbon EU treaty is likely to be adopted by the Swedish government soon. When the next session of parli...
Central Bank of Sweden raises rates
The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has raised the interest rate to 4.5 per cent, it’s highest in 12 years, and has suggested it could go higher. The...
Where to put the new US Embassy in Oslo?
The ruling labour party has erupted into a bitter row over the re-zoning of a downtown site on which the new US embassy was to be relocated. The party...
Stockholm chaos from bus strike
Stockholm residents and visitors awoke to a chaotic commute and transportation around the city Tuesday morning after bus drivers went on strike from M...
Sweden adds its voice to outrage over Mugabe
The growing cacophony of condemnation against the Zimbabwe government, who this Sunday re-appointed Robert Mugabe to a sixth presidential term despite...
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...