Iceland moves further away from joining EU
Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson announced last Thursday that the North Atlantic nation had suspended European Union accession discus...
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Syria crisis: Sweden to offer all refugees residency
Swedish migration authorities have stated that all Syrian asylum seekers currently in the country will be offered permanent residency due to the worse...
Erna Solberg to be Norwegian prime minister
Norwegian Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg will form a new government following Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s acknowledgement that he had be...
Danish government issues warning to Russia about gay propaganda law
The Danish government has warned Russia it will bring the issue up of the country’s recently-passed gay propaganda law at the European Council. Denmar...
Iceland and Faroese complain about EU fish sanction threats
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has claimed the European Union’s ongoing campaign of threats is against international fish quota...
Norway PM enjoys stint as secret taxi driver
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg went undercover as a secret taxi driver in Oslo in a bid to find out what real Norwegians were thinking. Wea...
Christian evangelist receives little support in Iceland
Christian evangelist Franklin Graham could be in for a surprise in Reykjavik next month when he finds very few people at what he believes is a sold ou...
Reykjavík Gay Pride parade attracts thousands
Tens of thousands came together last Saturday to celebrate Gay Pride in Reykjavík, Iceland’s annual celebration of LGBT rights and of diversity ...