Iceland angered by exclusion from Arctic fishing moratorium talks
Iceland has spoken of its anger about being left out of an Arctic fishing moratorium, which was signed by the US, Canada, Russia, Norway and Denmark. ...
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Arrests up but crime down in Reykjavik
The crime rate in and around Reykjavik fell in 2014, with only one murder committed in the capital, while the number of arrests rose, according to the...
50,000 Finns sign gay marriage opposition petition
A petition opposing gender-neutral marriage in Finland has reached the 50,000 signatures needed to see the matter debated in parliament. The Associati...
Minister criticised for pooing tourists
Iceland’s former foreign minister has blasted the country’s Ministry for Industry and Trade for failing to develop tourist locations. Össur Skarphéðin...
Swedish army launches Pride campaign
The Swedish army has licked off its new Pride campaign that urges all service members to feel comfortable representing the military openly. Posters fe...
Denmark tightens immigrant controls
The new minority government in Copenhagen has acted immediately to appease an anti-immigration block in parliament and announced it will re-impose bor...
EU justice referendum in Denmark by end of 2015
The new minority government lead by Lars Lokke Rasmussen has announced plans to bring forward a planned referendum to relinquish its exemption from Eu...
Whale season begins in Iceland with activists’ incident
The first whale kill of the 2015 season in Icelandic waters attracted the ire and intervention of activists, who followed the towed mammal into port l...