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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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Lolland stands alone as Denmark's only municipality without a mayor after local elections. Negotiations continue between five parties holding...
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A political party switch in Middelfart has overturned the local mayoral election, prompting 150 angry residents to protest what they call voter...
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Benedikte Kiær remains mayor of Helsingør after four vote recounts revealed misplaced ballots. The Conservative politician's victory was confirmed...
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Jakob Spliid from Venstre becomes Sorø's new mayor through an unusual six-party coalition. The election ends 12 years of Conservative leadership and...
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Danish voters ensured strong representation for outlying islands in the new Region Østdanmark super-region. Bornholm, Lolland and Vestsjælland...
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The Liberal Party has reclaimed the mayor position in Sorø after 35 years through an unusual coalition spanning multiple political parties. Jakob...
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Finland's government reduces university strategic funding by 2.9 million euros while adding 27 million for expanded student places. The supplementary...
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Danish election officials discovered 100 Conservative votes were mistakenly counted for the Social Democrats in Helsingør. The human error was caught...
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A vote counting error in Denmark nearly declared the wrong candidate as mayor of Helsingør. The discovery of 100 misallocated votes changed the...
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Finland's National Audit Office and Ministry of Finance clash over interpretation of pandemic-era spending data. The audit office reports 41 billion...
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Norway's welfare agency faces internal conflict as its audit director secretly tried to stop the dismissal of NAV's chief executive. The controversy...
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Frederikshavn municipality confronts a 30 million kroner budget overrun in family services, prompting emergency political meetings. Seven parties...
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Finnish opposition parties confronted the government over healthcare management during parliamentary questioning. Critics questioned government...
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Finland's parliament conducted an emergency relocation drill, moving lawmakers to a secure underground bunker facility. The exercise tested...
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Swedish Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlén faces criticism over his wife's frequent participation in official trips funded by taxpayers. Opposition...
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A Denmark Democrats council member was fired on live TV after voting for a left-wing mayor, calling his public dismissal 'unworthy' treatment. The...
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Central Denmark Region experiences major political shift as Social Liberals abandon Social Democrats to form new center-right coalition. The move...
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A recount in Helsingør discovered 100 misplaced ballots that shifted election results, giving conservative parties a one-seat majority. Mayor...
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A fourth recount confirms conservative parties hold a one-seat majority in Helsingør's municipal election. The outcome changed when 100 conservative...
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Danish politician Ulla Sørensen faces public protests after switching from Social Democrats to Liberals following local elections. Her decision...
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