Finland shamed on racism in EU study
A survey of 12 EU states ranks Finland as the place where people of African descent experience the most abuse, followed by Luxembourg and Ireland.
News in Brief
- EU leaders endorse creation of eurozone budget
- Selmayr has no comment on MEPs' call to resign
- May had 'robust' discussion with Juncker
- UK to continue talks on EU 'assurances'
- EU invests €20m in AI software for self-driving cars
- Belgian PM 'not optimistic', urges 'no deal' Brexit preparedness
- Romanian president expects no Brexit summit in January
- Swedish MPs reject Lofven to lead new government
Opinion
Car-makers ought to back Europe's CO2 cuts - for their own sake
Hard to comprehend why European automobile industry is pushing politicians into drastically speeding up transition away from the private car.
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Opinion
Why it's time for the Hanseatic League 2.0
Europe's business alliance from the Middle Ages might work.
Foreign investments spark security fears among Nordic leaders
Chinese investment in sensitive industries, tensions with Russia and a recent Iranian-linked terror plot push security to the top of Nordic leaders' agenda in Oslo.
Interview
'No thanks!' to EU and Nato, Iceland PM says
Eurozone failures mean Iceland should stay out of the EU, its prime minister told EUobserver. She would also quit Nato if she had her say.
Danish bank faces criminal charges in test of EU system
Danish prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the country's top bank, but it remains to be seen if any individuals will face justice over mass-scale money laundering.
May highlights environment in post-Brexit Nordic relations
"We take a different path than the United States," UK prime minister May told Nordic Council ministers in Oslo - offering closer cooperation on the environment after Brexit.
Norway plays politics with abortion laws
Norway's conservative prime minister, Erna Solberg, has proposed tightening the country's abortion laws, in a political gambit that goes against Europe's liberal trend.
Feature
Arctic warming alert moves on from polar bear symbol
Environmentalists seek to tell bigger story of Arctic climate change, after studies show that the polar bear - the main symbol of the problem - does not risk extinction as previously feared.
Nordic region's top bank in new Russia funds complaint
Nordea bank, the Nordic region's largest lender, handled suspicious Russian money linked to the death of anti-corruption activist Sergei Magnitsky, according to a new complaint.
Visual Data
Every major city in Europe is getting warmer
An exclusive analysis of over 100 million meteorological data points shows that every major city in Europe is warmer in the 21st century than it was in the 20th. Northern regions, Andalusia and southern Romania are most affected.
Denmark's image 'damaged' by bank scandal
Denmark, the EU's cleanest country on paper, just got confirmation its top bank perpetrated Europe's biggest-ever money-laundering scandal.
First containership goes north of Russia from Asia to Europe
Venta Maersk's voyage in the North East Passage is a message to Asian competitors, experts say, as climate change melts ice and eases sea traffic north of Russia.
Russian fish money keeping Faroes out of EU sanctions
Country of 51,000 would "go bankrupt tomorrow" if it joined EU sanctions on Russia and lost fish exports in return, Faroese foreign minister, Poul Michelsen, says.
Opinion
Swedish election shows chaotic migration policies endanger liberal order
Uncontrolled migration at a global level finds very little support. This is a reality which every European politician should heed.
Overseas votes could swing Sweden election result
Sweden heads for a hung parliament after Sunday's election, which saw support for the nationalist Sweden Democrats surge. With just 30,000 votes between the two blocs, votes cast abroad to be counted on Wednesday could still make the difference.
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Swedes eat 'junk news' diet ahead of vote
Swedish voters are consuming much more "junk news" than other Europeans ahead of their elections, a new study says.
Swedes warned of EU collapse ahead of vote
The EU would "collapse" if parties like the far-right Sweden Democrats took power across Europe, Sweden's former leader, Carl Bildt, said in a TV duel six days ahead of elections.
Migrants mobilise voters ahead of Swedish elections
Rosengard, a migrant district in Malmo, Sweden, has a reputation for gang warfare and social deprivation, but some young people there are pushing for change.
Opinion
'Nativism' and the upcoming Swedish and Bavarian elections
Swedes head to the polls in September in a national parliamentary election, while Bavarians vote in October in a state election. In both elections, voters' nativist sentiments may well help determine the outcome.
Burned cars fuel Swedish election debate
Sweden's first big party leader TV debate ahead of September elections was marked by the burning of dozen of cars in cities across the south-west of the country.
Opinion
Nordic and Baltic farmers urgently need EU support
Drought is causing severe problems for farmers in the Nordic region and the Baltic countries. This is the third year in a row that the region has experienced extreme weather conditions, pushing farmers' financial situation to a breaking point.
New Nordic trend: shifting towards a plant-based diet
Nordic countries are moving focus from saving energy to changing diets in order to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals.
Analysis
Swedish party puts EU referendums back in fashion
Swedish nationalists have gambled on an in/out referendum to win votes in Europe's next big election, amid signs of new boldness in the far right.
Opinion
The Baltic 'Big Sea' strategy
The Baltic Sea is almost an inland European lake - it borders Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Kaliningrad and Russia. It also has an EU strategy - and an action plan.
Norway to move ahead with CO2 capture
Norwegian MPs to vote on providing €29.5m in funding for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Time for Europe to fill US vacuum, says ex-Danish PM
Donald Trump's isolationism is Europe's "new next opportunity," said Helle Thorning-Schmidt - while calling on EU leaders to find solutions to citizens concerns on migration.
Sweden criticises Russia pipeline, but grants permit
Nord Stream 2 pipeline may well not comply with EU rules, but Sweden has no legal reason to say no to Russia, Stockholm said.
Norway-EU relations highlight UK's Brexit dilemma
When UK premier Theresa May meets Norway's Erna Solberg in London on Wednesday, they my find that they have a lot in common, including managing difficult in-and-out relations to the European Union.
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Nordic electricity market presented to global energy ministers
Energy ministers from the world's biggest economies, including the G20, were shown how co-operation works in the Nordic electricity market. This co-operation is unique by international standards and is held up as a model globally.
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Nordics could be first carbon-negative region in world
It is very unlikely that the climate target of the Paris agreement can be met without a system that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – we need negative emissions.
Lords force UK parliament to vote on 'Norway model'
Members of the British parliament will be given a vote to leave the EU on the 'European Economic Area' Norway model, after a majority of Lords surprisingly approved to the idea.
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