Greenland elects pro-business leader, amid Trump offer to ‘make you rich’
Voters in Greenland chose the social-liberal and pro-business Demokraatit party in a landslide victory on Tuesday, amid a tug-of-war on its future between the US and EU.
Lisbeth Kirk
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Denmark to ban PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in shoes and clothes
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The Renaissance Italian villa where the EU archives its history
The European Union takes thousands of decisions — and makes mountains of documents. But what happens to these historic files? EUobserver has gone searching in an old renaissance villa in Italy.
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Goodbye to the old EUobserver
Three times since its launch back in 2000 EUobserver has had a major overhaul to keep pace with time and technology.
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Supporting Israel ‘becoming unbearable’, says ex-UN chair
Israel’s “revenge” on Gaza was so “unbearable” that Western leaders letting it continue risked losing the Global South and their own voters, a Danish former head of the United Nations General Assembly has warned.
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Many problems to solve in Dubai — honesty about them is good
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Israel’s Gaza attack ‘beyond proportionality’, Norway says
Israel is breaking the rules of modern warfare in Gaza, Norway’s prime minister said in Oslo on Tuesday.
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Nordic women in majority as the eight parliaments meet in Oslo
Only two parliaments in the world have more than 50 percent female representation, Rwanda and Bolivia. This week’s Nordic parliamentary meeting in Oslo will join that select group, with 54 percent female participation.
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Nordic nutrition guidelines advise to eat less meat — but Sweden revolts
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Fishing deal with Russia creates headache for Faroe Islands
Trading fishing rights with Moscow has become a heated foreign policy pickle in the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic.
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Banning PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ may take forever in Brussels
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‘Forever chemicals’ industry hit by perfect storm
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The forever chemical’s dirty secret: PFAS in your toilet paper
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Nordic Nato candidates seek no opt-outs on nukes
Finland and Sweden will not be requesting any preconditions before joining Nato.
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Mysterious Atlantic cable cuts linked to Russian fishing vessels
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EU flags absent in Danish referendum campaign
The EU flag is nowhere to be seen, when Danish voters head to the polls on Wednesday — in the ninth referendum on the country’s relationship to the European Union since 1972.
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Europe to define new space ambitions at February summit
The number of commercial satellites in orbit is growing exponentially, as is space tourism – and with it, problems with debris. Does Europe want to join the race and invest in more satellites and future Moon or Mars missions?
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Nordic parliaments agree mutual defence on cyberattacks
A cyberattack against one of the Nordic parliaments will be seen as an attack on them all, MPs at the annual council of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland agreed this week.
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Nato invite sees Nordic states stepping up security cooperation
Sweden and Finland are no longer embarrassed to cooperate with Nato countries, says the Nordic Council president. With Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg addressing the November meeting, it has gone from being not discussed at all – to the main topic.
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