The newly drafted Swedish constitution has declared that the Saami are no longer an ethnic minority but a fully-fledged people. Read the full story

Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland and leader of the Social Democrats, has told reporters she wants the President’s right to veto new acts of parliament and send them to a public referendum to be removed. Read the full story

Although a majority of Danes appear to be in favour of changing the law of royal succession, a scheduling conflict could distract many citizens from casting their vote in this important referendum. The problem is the referendum is set for 7 June, the same day when European Parliamentary elections take place. Read the full story

Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, sat until 02.30 last night due to extended discussions over the bill on whether or not to call for a constitutional parliament.

A constitutional parliament is a committee made up of members of the public which makes changes to the country’s constitution. Almost every Icelandic citizen over 18 years old is eligible to stand for election to the constitutional parliament – the only exceptions being current MPs and the President. Read the full story