[IceNews]– The Progressive Party in Iceland believes Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is deliberately trying to block a potential massive loan to the country from Norway completely unconnected to the IMF package. The Prime Minister described the allegations as preposterous.
Members of the Progressive Party met with Norwegian parliamentarians earlier in the week [...]
October 12, 2009 | Posted in
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[IceNews]– Once again Norway has taken the honour of being named best country in the world to live in, heading off Australia and Iceland to win for the second consecutive year. The Norway post announced the accolade, which is based on the United Nations Development Index. The top three places remained unchanged [...]
October 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Norway has denounced the sentencing to death of two Norwegian citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store claimed that the decision handed down by a military tribunal in the city of Kisangani was totally unacceptable: “Norway is against the death penalty on principle, and I will contact the Congolese Foreign Minister [...]
September 16, 2009 | Posted in
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