Denmark seeks cheese protection
A leading Danish gastronome has called for the country’s famous Havarti cheese to be protected under copyright laws.
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Icelandic Althingi Parliament says yes to Icesave
33 MPs voted yes to the Icesave Bill, 30 said no. The voting lasted over three hours and was at times fierce and personal. It is now up to the Iceland...
Uproar in Iceland’s parliament over allegedly suppressed Icesave documents
The Icelandic parliament is in turmoil in the third and final debate over Icesave. The parliament’s Budget Committee received last minute commun...
Military dispute over Arctic resources unlikely
The natural resources of the Arctic region are unlikely to lead to any military conflict in the region according to new research by the Fridtjof Nanse...
Greenland faces crucial decision on its future
The Premier of Greenland, Kuupik Kleist, has claimed that his country is at a crossroads with decisions to be made in the determining of the future of...
Google to digitise Danish library
The world’s largest computer search engine will soon begin the digitalisation of Denmark’s literature for The Royal Library.
Danish bank secures second billion kroner government loan
The troubled Danish financial institution Amagerbanken has finally succeeded in its application under the government’s second bank bailout to borrow D...
Swedish political party claims feminists have better sex
The feminist political party of Sweden has launched a new advertising campaign in time for Christmas which boldly features a logo boasting about its s...