Norway signs deforestation deal with Indonesia
Norway has signed a climate deal worth USD 1 billion with Indonesia which will see Jakarta agree to a two-year ban on new permits to fell the country’...
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Assange denied residency in Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permanent residence in Sweden by the National Migration Board. The Australian citizen applied for a r...
Stockholm hosts green capital conference
On 20-22 October 2010, the first European Green Capital Conference will take place. It will be hosted in Stockholm; the first European Green Capital f...
Iceland Airwaves: Thursday Review
The only problem with the Iceland Airwaves festival is that because there is always so much going you can’t be in two places at once, so you’re no dou...
Norway-China meeting cancelled after Nobel row
Norwegian authorities say China has called off a meeting with the country’s fisheries minister just days after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a ...
Espersen apologises for parliamentary answer
Danish Conservative Party Leader and Foreign Minister, Lene Espersen, has apologised for giving an incomplete answer to a parliamentary question about...
Finland stubs out smoking with world’s toughest law
Finland has this week enacted the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world, which aim to phase out the habit altogether by preventing teenagers from e...
Suspicions of human trafficking in berry picking recruitment
Finland’s minorities ombudsman has said the recruitment of Thai berry pickers has characteristics resembling human trafficking. Eva Biaudet said Thai ...