Husbands of Norway’s most powerful female politicians found to be secretly trading shares
It has recently come to light that the husbands of Norway’s foreign minister, Anniken Huitfeldt, of the Labour Party, and the Conservative party leade...
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Regional and municipal election in Norway sees Labour Party falling to second place
The results of Monday’s regional and municipal election in Norway saw Labour Party fall to second place to the Conservative Party, the first time sinc...
Tighter borders at Sweden expected
Due to the recent anti-Muslim provocations in the country, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced that Sweden’s borders are to be tighte...
Iceland’s embassy in Moscow suspended due to not meeting foreign policy service
It has been announced by the Icelandic government that the country’s embassy in Moscow has been suspended due to not meeting the priorities of the for...
Norway’s Red Party leader Bjørnar Moxnes resigns after caught stealing sunglasses
The leader of Norway’s Red Party, Bjørnar Moxnes, has resigned after being caught stealing a pair of sunglasses from a duty-free shop in Oslo airport....
European Parliament: Denmark given extra seat
The European Parliament is likely set to give Denmark any extra seat in the assembly after next year’s elections, which would give Denmark 15 votes in...
Sweden in NATO: Turkey agrees to back membership
After a year of pushing to achieve membership, Turkey has finally agreed to back Sweden’s application for membership in NATO. Sweden first appli...
Finnish economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigns due to Nazi jokes
After only 10 days in office, Finland’s economy minister Vilhelm Junnila has resigned due to a series of Nazi jokes and allegations of ties to right-w...