U.S. squirm in Scandinavian spying row
The United States has sought to ease tensions over spying claims in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, admitting to the program but saying it was customary.
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Increased household debt in Sweden worries Central Bank
Svenska Dagbladet reports that the Governor of Sweden’s Central Bank, Stefan Ingves has expressed concerns over the continued increase of househ...
EU Progress report on Iceland
The European Commission issued today its Progress Report on Iceland. The report assesses economic and political development in Iceland from February t...
Swedish SD politician accused of racist behaviour while visiting Iceland
The press secretary of the youth section of the controversial Swedish political party Sverigedemokraterna (SD) was thrown out of a bar while visiting ...
National Assembly in Iceland takes place tomorrow
The National Assembly of 2010 (Þjóðfundur 2010) will be taking place tomorrow, Saturday 6th November 2010, at the Laugardalsholl in Iceland’s capital ...
Iraqi torture known to Danish Ministry
According to reports released by WikiLeaks last week, Danish officials continued to hand over detainees to Iraqi authorities until 2005, despite repor...
Survey shows decrease in support for Icelandic government
The Nordic management consultancy, Capacent Gallup recently conducted research in Iceland to understand “the national feeling” in the wake of continue...
WikiLeaks: Swedish weapons used in Iraq
Swedish weapons were used by both sides in the Iraq war, according to around 400,000 classified U.S. files released by WikiLeaks last week. The websit...