Norway to spend less oil money from 2011
The Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has announced that his government will limit spending of oil revenue beginning in 2011 as a safeguard ag...
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Politiken newspaper editor was Israeli spy
The former chief editor of Danish newspaper Politiken, Herbert Pundik, has spoken out for the first time of his time as an Israeli Mossad spy.
Finnish PM wades into Milk War
Matti Vanhanen, the Finnish Prime Minister, has declared that he will personally boycott the chain of grocery stores operated by the S chain as an obj...
Nokia accused of selling spy equipment to Iran
A comprehensive electronic surveillance system that was sold by the Nokia Siemens Network Group to Iran is capable of spying on almost all electronic ...
Danish economists content to kill off small farms
The Danish government’s new agricultural platform, aimed at helping farmers, has been questioned by industry experts who see the move as potentially d...
Swedish hemp farmer awarded compensation
After a decade-long struggle, a Swedish hemp farmer from Halland has won a favourable court ruling which declared the state’s seizure of his crop ille...
Sweden debates housekeeping tax
A campaign has been launched by the Swedish Moderate Party to highlight housekeeping as a vital issue in forthcoming elections and also to exploit pot...
Camilla Broe drug case highlights flaws in Danish extradition law
The new Danish Justice Minister has criticised the drawn-out case of suspected drug-smuggler Camilla Broe, labelling the ongoing indictment as “grotes...