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Norway's Progress Party removed a pledge for free ferries from its budget, contradicting a spokesperson's earlier debate statement. The reversal...
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Norway doubles its defense budget to purchase advanced German submarines and new long-range rocket systems. The 19 billion kroner rocket purchase...
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Finland's Social Affairs and Health Committee is holding rare weekend sessions to advance major reforms to social assistance and pharmacy laws. The...
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Finland's government is pushing a pharmacy reform that links deregulation to budget savings, despite warnings from Fimea and the Pharmacists'...
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The Norwegian government is considering a major construction freeze along the Oslofjord to halt ecological decline. This would override local...
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Norway's top labor and employer leaders have jointly warned against a government collapse over the budget. Their unusual alliance underscores the...
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Kirkkonummi's municipal government recommends rejecting funding for Finland's Western Rail Link, challenging the project's financial model. The vote...
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The Norwegian government has backed away from planned cuts to emergency homeless shelter funding. A new budget deal preserves subsidies after public...
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The Vihti municipal council has approved its role in the Western Rail Link, a crucial vote for the Helsinki-Turku high-speed rail project. The...
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Conservative group leader Michael W. Brautsch steps down in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, to return to his role as a church priest. He will remain on...
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Andreas Keil, a firefighter and union rep, is Copenhagen's new integration mayor after the Social Democrats' election defeat. He faces the tough job...
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The municipal manager of Rääkkylä, Finland, faces dismissal after sending sexually suggestive social media messages. Council members have given him...
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A new poll reveals a conservative majority in Norwegian parliamentary projections, with the Progress Party overtaking Labour. The shift follows a...
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Jyväskylä's city council deadlocked 6-6 on a major urban strategy, forcing the chair to delay the decision. The comprehensive plan outlining...
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Norway's Supreme Court will hear the appeal on the contested permit for Nordic Mining to dump mine waste in the Førdefjorden. The case pits the...
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Finland's regional wellbeing counties are formally integrating youth voices through mandated councils, with Milja Kotilainen appointed in Central...
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Helsinki's controversial 290 million euro port tunnel project advances to a critical City Council vote. The plan would bury heavy traffic from the...
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Norway's Supreme Court will hear the state's appeal on dumping mining waste in the Førdefjord. The case pits industrial development against strict...
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The Swedish government has reassigned the head of the national power grid operator after a failed procurement for a vital winter energy reserve. The...
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Over half of Finland's welfare regions are forecast to achieve a surplus this year, prompting the government to propose more flexible deficit rules....
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Sweden's northern industries face a severe labor shortage, prompting a high-level meeting in Luleå. State-owned miner LKAB is using reality TV to...
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Inka Häkkinen is the new Social Democratic chair for Southeast Finland, elected in a vote that changed the regional leadership. Other major parties,...
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Finland recorded its second warmest autumn on record, with temperatures significantly above historical averages. The data intensifies the political...
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