Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray ~news iceland politics Article 280 words 11 votes
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox don’t serve in its armed forces. That’s getting harder than ever to justify and threatens Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. ~humanities religion Article 1917 words, published Mar 15 2024 39 votes
Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks ~news netherlands politics Article 903 words 13 votes
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining ~enviro Article 1041 words 14 votes
Norway's minority government and two opposition parties have agreed to allow seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic region ~enviro Article 425 words 8 votes
Geert Wilders’ coalition negotiator steps down over alleged fraud ~news netherlands politics Link 14 votes
Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election ~news netherlands politics Article 958 words 48 votes
Norway's government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills ~enviro Article 589 words 5 votes
Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency ~transport Article 1999 words 23 votes
Norway's foreign minister ousted after weapons-maker shares scandal – husband had been making financial deals that could have affected her ministerial duties ~misc politics Article 264 words 8 votes
New Zealand in political limbo as National considers shape of coalition ~misc politics Article 641 words 6 votes
Finland faces autumn of discontent with strikes and protests over government's austerity budget ~misc politics Link 8 votes
Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants ~life Article 885 words 23 votes
Sweden's minority-run coalition announced on Wednesday it would be cutting funding for climate and environmental measures next year ~enviro climate change Article 962 words 10 votes
Three Finnish opposition parties have called for a vote of no-confidence in the government to be held later this week over a racism scandal ~misc politics Article 383 words 24 votes
Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition ~misc politics Link 16 votes
A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle ~misc politics Article 326 words 28 votes
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals ~misc politics Article 245 words, published Aug 16 2023 20 votes
Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights ~life.women Article 850 words 71 votes
Helsinki could become a 'sanctuary city' for medical treatment, as the new right-wing government continues to crack down on undocumented migrants ~health healthcare Article 941 words 8 votes
Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years ~enviro Article 599 words 22 votes
Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat ~misc politics Article 333 words 31 votes
Germany's far-right AfD sees poll numbers surging to nearly 20% nationwide ~news germany politics Article 692 words 37 votes
Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Riikka Purra, re-surfaced ~misc politics Link 14 votes
Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands in resignation as Dutch government collapses over asylum row ~news netherlands politics Article 669 words 19 votes
Finland's new economy minister has resigned after just ten days in office over remarks he made at a far-right event four years ago ~news finland politics Article 40 words 21 votes
Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme ~misc politics Article 984 words 10 votes
Finland's new economy minister has apologised for extremist remarks after it emerged he addressed a far-right group four years ago ~news finland politics Article 40 words 7 votes
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups ~news finland politics Article 33 words 12 votes
Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset ~misc politics Article 233 words 5 votes
The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next ~misc politics Article 717 words 5 votes
Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament ~news finland.sapmi politics law Article 952 words 3 votes
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday ~humanities religion Article 928 words 6 votes
Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna ~misc politics Article 1091 words 4 votes
Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade ~news netherlands politics Article 459 words 7 votes
Denmark's new coalition government is set to scrap a bank holiday to boost defence spending – hopes of boosting productivity and economic activity ~news denmark politics Article 52 words 4 votes
Denmark to try out first grand coalition government since 1970s – been without a permanent government for forty-two days, beating the previous record ~news denmark politics Article 5 votes
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination ~news finland.sapmi politics law Article 1666 words 6 votes
In Finland, where forests cover around 75% of land, the EU's upcoming biodiversity strategy has sparked outrage in the forestry industry, as well as the government ~enviro Link 6 votes
Denmark's centre-left has secured the most votes in a general election – unexpectedly gained two seats and secured its best result in two decades ~news denmark politics Article 37 words 5 votes
Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle ~misc politics Article 818 words 4 votes
Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the conservative Moderaterna, was elected on Monday as Sweden's prime minister with the support of the anti-immigration Sverigedemokraterna ~news sweden politics Article 291 words, published Nov 7 2017 2 votes
Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot ~news denmark politics Article 245 words 3 votes
Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally – bloc including far-right Sverigedemokraterna on course for one-seat majority ~news sweden politics Article 683 words 11 votes
Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years ~news israel politics Article 825 words 7 votes
United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi ~news finland.sapmi politics Link 5 votes
Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime ~news sweden politics crime Article 696 words 4 votes
Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade ~news australia politics Article 699 words 19 votes