Icelandic government announces capital account liberalisation strategy
The Icelandic government adopted a revised strategy for gradual liberalisation of capital controls in a cabinet meeting yesterday.
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Denmark fourth for recycled Obama punchline
Barack Obama has been caught out using a recycled sound-bite to praise Denmark. The US President rolled out his favourite boxing pun – used to f...
Libyan media blame Denmark for Gaddafi bomb
A missile attack on the headquarters of embattled Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi has been blamed on Denmark by the country’s state-controlled media....
Hard time a doss for young Danish cons
Young Danish criminals actually prefer being in prison than at home and see their incarceration as a holiday, according to a new report.
MP picks porn for political statement
A Danish member of the European Parliament has posted a pornographic video on his Facebook page, saying the contents remind him of opposition party po...
MP loses party support for Holocaust denial
A Norwegian Labour Party Sami MP has caused outrage within his own ranks by denying that the Holocaust ever happened.
Report: most Danes support “sin taxes”
The majority of Danes think that taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and junk food should be higher, according to a new report.
Naked Mohammed poster politician cleared
A Swedish politician who produced a poster of the Muslim prophet Mohammed standing naked next to his nine year-old wife has been found not guilty of a...