Icelandic Fisheries Minister: Quotas ‘based on science’
Icelandic Fisheries Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has said that he has drawn up the total catch quotas for most species of fish for the upcoming f...
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Icelandic Fisheries Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has said that he has drawn up the total catch quotas for most species of fish for the upcoming f...
The leader of Sweden’s Social Democrats party Stefan Lofven has defended comments he made about Israel having the right to defend itself in Gaza, clai...
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s speech in Almedalen was interrupted by topless protesters from feminist group Femen, before they were appre...
The European Union and the Faroe Islands have come to an agreement to settle a herring dispute, with the EU ready to drop sanctions it had imposed on ...
A large majority of Denmark’s parliament has approved dual citizenship in the Scandinavian country, meaning foreigners will be permitted to become Dan...
Iceland’s foreign and welfare ministers agreed to accept five LGBT refugees from Africa last year upon the recommendation of the Committee of Refugees...
After three years of negotiations, the Philippines will sign a deal with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations to improve two-way investm...
Six peacekeepers left Finland for the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui on Monday, carrying 68 tonnes of cargo, and a further 24 will join...