Norway denies tobacco producers access to pension funds
Acting on the recommendation of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the Norwegian Ministry of Finance has announced that seventeen tobacco prod...
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Norway expresses fears over East Jerusalem
Speaking on his visit to the Middle East, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store has voiced his country’s concerns over the situation in East Jer...
Danish government tightens residency criteria
Overseas nationals wishing to apply for permanent Danish residence will face stricter qualification criteria following a ministerial proposal aimed at...
Press Release: Minister of Finance the Netherlands and UK Finance Ministers
The governments of Iceland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have held regular consultations on the Icesave issue during the past few weeks. A d...
Denmark calls for Burka ban proposals
Proposals into how best to prevent the use of the niqab and burka have been called for by the Danish government. The majority of Danes support the gov...
Bestiality ban called for in Denmark
The Danish organisation Dyrenes Venner (Friends of the Animals) is launching a new petition which calls for bestiality to be outlawed in Denmark.
EU, IMF Terms Called “Blackmail”: Iceland and Latvia Should Just Say No
An opinion piece written by Ellen Hodgson Brown J.D., a California attorney and the author of eleven books, including “Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth...
Swedish women offer door-to-door prostitution at hotel
A Gothenburg businessman is facing charges of procuring sexual favours after he was the unwitting victim of a plan by a trio of women to make fast mon...