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Greenland and Faroe Islands agree shared fishing quotas for next year


Greenland and the Faroe Islands have agreed on how much Greenlandic fishermen can catch in Faroese waters in 2012, and how much the Faroese fishing fleet will be able to take from Greenland’s waters. Read the full story

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Icelandic glacier vodka gets sloshed on UK cash


A new Icelandic company plans to use British investment to launch a new premium vodka from Icelandic glacier water all over the world. Read the full story

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Nuclear safety white paper published in Norway


nuclearThe contentious issue of nuclear safety has been addressed in a white paper by the Norwegian government. Read the full story

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Norway to send finance police to help in Iceland


Geri-Kjetil-Finneide0A group of investigators from the financial crimes unit of the Norwegian police force will visit Iceland next month. The group hopes to assist Icelandic colleagues investigating financial crimes connected to the banking crash in autumn 2008. Read the full story

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Norway and Russia announce further cooperation


arcticRepresentatives from the Russian Federation and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research have agreed to cooperate on meteorology and higher education. Read the full story

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Baltic Sea Summit provides mixed results


baltic-statesLast week’s Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki concluded with few binding commitments made and mixed reactions to the meeting’s outcome. Read the full story

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Finland training Afghan prosecution and police forces


finnish-policeA recent meeting at the Crisis Management Centre in Kuopio saw Northern Savo police representatives educate a group of Afghani prosecution officials and police officers into the machinations of both sides of theft cases. Read the full story

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Norway.com sold to America


usa-norwayThe Norwegian American Foundation (NAF) has purchased the Norway.com website, with the site headquarters to be based in Seattle, Washington. Read the full story

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IMF head calls for expansion during Norway visit


IMF1IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has claimed that that global recession still has not ended despite the recent signs of a recovery, and that global issues required global solutions. Read the full story

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Norway welcomes Russian military strength in the north


russian-militaryNorway has claimed that it has no concerns with Russian re-investment in its defence systems in the far north, with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store claiming that the two countries will continue on a path of mutual co-operation which will improve Oslo’s political and military relations with Moscow. Read the full story

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