Denmark wants to abolish royal hunting rights
Denmark’s royals have long since enjoyed exclusive hunting laws, but politicians are now saying it is time for that to come to an end. The Danish roya...
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Greenland’s brain drain to Denmark continues
Greenland, boasting untapped gas and oil resources, looked to have finally found a way of preventing its most talented citizens leaving for Denmark ju...
Sweden to offer more aid to Syria
Sweden has pledged to give a further 1.5 billion kronor (US$174m) to help war-torn Syria over the next few years, confirmed its foreign and developmen...
Swedish Foreign Minister sorry for insulting Islam
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom has offered an apology to Saudi Arabia after describing the kingdom as a “dictatorship” that abuses human r...
Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
After establishing itself just two years ago, the Pirate Party is now thought to be the most popular in Iceland. The party’s rise in popularity has be...
Iceland withdraws EU membership bid
Iceland has confirmed that it will no longer be applying to join the European Union and has officially withdrawn its membership bid. Thursday’s confir...
Pirate Party now Iceland’s third most popular
The rise in popularity of Iceland’s Pirate Party is continuing, with the latest research showing that it is now the country’s third most popular party...
Swedish newspaper targeted in bomb threat
A Swedish newspaper was forced to evacuate its offices on Saturday evening after receiving an anonymous bomb threat by email. The threat, which was se...