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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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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson faces ethics scrutiny after his daughter reportedly hosted a party at his official recreational residence....
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Central Finland's welfare board chair Maria Kaisa Aula loses support from regional council groups. The development follows welfare chief Jan...
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Helsinki city council member Mahad Ahmed faces criticism for using master's title despite completing only 60-credit online program. The Social...
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Finland plans to introduce a citizenship test measuring applicants' knowledge of society, laws and values. The digital exam would join existing...
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Sweden plans to increase repatriation payments from 10,000 to 350,000 kronor per adult to encourage voluntary returns. The proposal has received...
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Swedish municipalities across political parties reject government requests to discuss voluntary repatriation programs. Local leaders call the policy...
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Randers City Council has fired Development Director Jens Heslop following the Nordic Waste landslide scandal. The dismissal comes as cleanup costs...
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Denmark's Liberal Party proposes municipal enforcement against illegal Airbnb rentals exceeding 70 days annually. The plan targets Copenhagen's...
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Finland's Finns Party will ban lawmakers from hiring family members as parliamentary assistants. The new rule takes effect after upcoming elections...
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Denmark eliminates 150 Food Administration jobs in agency merger. The government says it will improve efficiency, but critics worry about reduced...
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Denmark's Food Ministry consolidates agencies and moves 50 government jobs from Copenhagen to Aalborg. The relocation supports regional development...
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Denmark's Food Administration eliminates 150 positions in a major government restructuring. The cuts come as two agricultural agencies merge into one...
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Finland's Parliament may stop hiring personal assistants for lawmakers after controversy over ministers employing family members. The proposed change...
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Finland's Finns Party will prohibit its MPs from hiring family members as parliamentary assistants. The new rule takes effect after upcoming...
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Danish political candidates clash over mandatory doctor transfers to understaffed hospitals. The controversial policy requires physicians to work...
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Danish municipalities struggle to find election volunteers as party membership declines. Most volunteers are over 50, creating concerns about future...
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Sweden's Center Party will select a new leader in November after current leader Anna-Karin Hatt resigned due to receiving hate and threats. The...
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A Swedish municipal politician faces official criticism for emailing a supermarket about removing a protest sign. The Parliamentary Ombudsman found...
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A 20-year-old farmer enters politics to fight for Denmark's rural communities. Klara Steenholdt warns that closing schools and kindergartens drives...
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Conservative Party members across Norway demand regional representation in upcoming leadership elections. Local chapters nominate candidates to...
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