After a decade-long struggle, a Swedish hemp farmer from Halland has won a favourable court ruling which declared the state’s seizure of his crop illegal. For all the legal wrangling, which was heard in both Swedish and European courts, the man was awarded just SEK 10,000 (USD 1,500) compensation. Continue Reading

Icelandic agriculture has seldom, if ever, been held in as high regard by the nation as it is now, according to the head of the Icelandic Farmers’ Union. Continue Reading

The European Commission recommended that Icelandic should become one of the EU’s official languages in a statement on Iceland’s EU accession talks. Continue Reading

(Icelandic government press release:) Iceland welcomes the opinion of the European Commission on Iceland's application for EU membership, which recommends the opening of accession negotiations. Continue Reading

The Swedish Consumers’ Association has joined politicians in criticising the government’s approval of thrombin, known colloquially as ‘meat glue’, claiming that the public could be misled about the properties of the product. "We do not want this at all - it is meat make-up," said the Association’s Jan Bertoft. Continue Reading

The Dutch government has fallen over differences within the ruling coalition on the contentious issue of the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Continue Reading

Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland believes that this week’s Icesave talks in London were more positive than at first reported. Continue Reading

Birgitta Ohlsson has been named as the new Swedish EU minister. Continue Reading

Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland’s Prime Minister, says that there was no secrecy surrounding her meeting on Thursday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Continue Reading

Press release from the Icelandic Prime Minister's office: Ms. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland met today with Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission and Mr Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Enlargement and Commissioner Designate for Economic and Monetary Affairs. Continue Reading