Man acquitted after online parliament threats
A man who wrote online about wanting to blow up parliament and shoot the Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has been acquitted by a court in Helsin...
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Swedish councillor calls for fat tax
A Swedish councillor is calling for a fat tax for the nation’s overweight citizens. Stefan Hanna, Centre Party councillor in Uppsala, eastern Sweden, ...
Danes milking the state for thousands
Every Dane born will cost society hundreds and thousands more than they pay back in taxes, according to a new forecast.
Child refugees to be repatriated to reception centres
A new law passed this week by the Danish parliament will allow the repatriation of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the country.
Sverigedemokraterna politician fired after offensive remarks about Muslims
A local politician representing the right wing extreme party Sverigedemokraterna in Varmland, Sweden was fired after writing offensive remarks about M...
Iceland faces fishing sanctions over ‘mackerel wars’
Europe’s Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, is looking to enforce fishing sanctions against Iceland after talks, to set mackerel catch levels for...
Sverigedemokraterna expresses joy over Stockholm bombings
Svenska Dagbladet reports that the secretary of Sverigedemokraterna’s Party Chairman twittered “Finally, is this when we can say we told y...
Jesper Langballe admits defamation after Muslim rape comments
Right-wing Danish MP Jesper Langballe has pleaded guilty to defamation after writing in a newspaper article about rape and honour killings in Muslim f...