In a victory for workers, the boss of Finland’s Transport Union (AKT) has been suspended while a police investigation into allegations of bullying and assault is carried out.
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Finnish union boss suspended amid bullying investigation
Posted on 31 March 2012.
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Three more controversial alcohol sale cases for Iceland state monopoly
Posted on 26 February 2012.
Following last week’s mudslinging over the banning of Motörhead wine, Iceland’s state alcohol monopoly has been in the headlines again for making controversial decisions — not once, not twice, but three times.
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New Breivik assessment starts as lawyer under fire for leaks
Posted on 15 February 2012.
A new psychiatric examination of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has begun, with Oslo City Court ruling that he will be assessed in jail as it is too dangerous to send him to hospital.
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Politicians call for sexual offences law change
Posted on 29 January 2012.
A number of Danish politicians are calling for harsher penalties for sexual crimes and an end to the legal absurdity that sees paedophiles and rapists given lesser sentences than minor fraudsters.
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Surrogacy bill to be prepared for Icelandic parliament
Posted on 19 January 2012.
The Icelandic parliament has voted to begin the process of making surrogate mothers legal.
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Norwegian killer allowed visitors
Posted on 11 January 2012.
The Norwegian man who admits to killing 77 people in a shooting and bombing rampage last July has been allowed out of isolation.
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Icelandic minister sued for Hell’s Angels remarks
Posted on 10 December 2011.
Iceland’s Minister of the Interior is standing his ground against the Hell’s Angels. The bikers’ club has subpoenaed the minister for his comments that the Hell’s Angels are a global organised crime group.
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Iceland to implement European food laelling rules
Posted on 10 December 2011.
Huge changes are on the horizon for how Icelandic food producers will have to label their products, as the country adopts new European standards designed to help consumers make informed food purchasing decisions.
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