Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
Improvements demanded for Finnish elderly care
Finnish opposition parties last week introduced demands for the implementation of new legislation for the improvement of elderly care. The chair of th...
Norway joins international Swine Flu vaccine donation effort
Norway has joined a coalition along with Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, the US and UK, who have pledged to donate 10 percent of their sup...
Swedish celebrity housewife slams her “tragic” homeland
Anna Anka, the Swedish-born wife of legendary cabaret singer Paul Anka, has berated Swedish men for their “tragic” house husbandry ways in her column ...
Policy rate unchanged 12% in Iceland
Central Bank of Iceland interest rate decision and issuance of 28-day certificates of deposit The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep ...
Central bank of Iceland annoucesa policy rate change
The policy rate decision will be announced at 9:00 a.m. GMT today. The rationale behind the interest rate decision will be explained in a webcast at 1...
Danish Government drops controversial Burka ban
The governing Conservative Party in Denmark has decided to drop its contentious proposal for the banning of Burkas. As reported by Danish news source ...
Denmark dumps Iraqi refugees in favour of Burmese
The Danish immigration minister has made an about turn on her policy of accepting Iraqi refugees under the United Nations agreement. Just eight weeks ...