Shetland fishermen want to scrap Faroese mackerel deal
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) wants the EU to Norway to cancel the increased mackerel quota it awarded the Faroe Islands in the wake of a...
Politics
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Iceland not interested in joining EU
Iceland has rejected further talks on joining the EU, revealed Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson.
Iceland: Unemployment down and wage index up
The unemployment rate in Iceland in September was 4.1 per cent, a year-on-year drop of 1.1 per cent, while the wage index showed a month-on-month rise...
Iceland: Mackerel talks reach standstill again
Iceland revealed it failed to reach a deal with “one coastal state”, thought to be Norway, as mackerel talks in London came to a close on Thursday....
Greenland opens Washington DC diplomatic office
Greenland has opened its first diplomatic representation office in Washington DC which will be based inside the Embassy of Denmark.
Danes warned about visiting Muslim countries
The Danish Foreign Ministry has cautioned its citizens about visiting 28 Muslim countries by issuing new travel recommendations.
Sweden to recognise the state of Palestine
Sweden will officially recognise Palestine as a state, said Prime Minister Stefan Loftven, whose country becomes the first long-term member of the EU ...
Finnish interior minister wants to end asylum-seeker loophole
Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen has hinted that Finland could pay asylum seekers to leave the country after figures revealed a ten-fold rise in people...