Icesave referendum – Official information from the Icelandic government
General information about the 6 March referendum on the Icesave issue from the Government of Iceland. Information about press centers and where to vot...
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Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Swedish female students awarded discrimination compensation
Southern Sweden’s Lund University has agreed to pay out compensation to two dozen female students who were refused entrance into the psychology progra...
Denmark to soften Tibetan stance
The Danish government is reconsidering its position on the Tibetan question following criticism that its statement made last December was too strong.
Danish councillor banned for anti-Muslim Facebook tirade
A young councillor with the Danish People’s Party has been ostracised from his political organisation following his posting of inflammatory comments o...
Norwegian led cluster munitions ban a step closer
Moldova and Burkina Faso have become the latest countries to submit their instruments of ratification for the Norwegian-led Convention on Cluster Muni...
EU calls for Iceland accession talks
(Icelandic government press release:) Iceland welcomes the opinion of the European Commission on Iceland’s application for EU membership, which ...
Norwegian Court orders retroactive tax paybacks to ship owners
The Norwegian Supreme Court has decided in favour of shipping companies in the raging taxation dispute, after ruling that retroactive tax payments imp...
Swedish politician blames transvestite ‘alter-ego’ for island junket
A Swedish MP has claimed that an all-expenses paid journey to the Spanish resort island of Gran Canaria was not a case of a politician accepting gratu...