Politics
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166US ambassador to Denmark praises President Trump during Faroe Islands visit
"What I am thrilled to say is that he is more popular than any president in the history of modern presidency at...
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168Secessionist Mr. Speaker declines invitation to wine and dine with Danish royal family
"When the Danish royal house offers to be a host in the Faroe Islands, then it is against my firm nationalist persuasion,"...
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122Faroese ministers insist there is oil out there as oil companies concede there is not enough oil out there to justify commercial production
Since the first exploration took place on the Faroese continental shelf in 2001, nine wells have been drilled. However, the discovery of...
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228Time to say goodbye, Denmark
"We've been occupied by Denmark for 600 years! That is enough and we need to change that soon." These are the words...
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105Pro-independence parties won Faroese election – now they argue that “Faroe Islanders should be entitled to dual citizenship as members of the Danish Kingdom”
As members of the Danish Kingdom, Faroe islanders should be entitled to dual citizenship, argues the Faroese government...which consists of two pro-independence...
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210Toll decrease for undersea tunnels takes effect August 1
On 1 August, toll prices at the Klaksvík and Vágar undersea tunnels will be reduced by 20% for discount ticket holders. A...
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144Cannabis political party well underway in the Faroes: “The party has just one goal and that is to legalize cannabis,” states founder
Faroese cannabis activists are pushing ahead with a plan to form a new political party aiming to legalise the cannabis plant –...
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94Montenegrin football team grounded in the Faroe Islands after heavy fog disrupts air traffic
Due to fog several flights from Vagar Airport were cancelled or delayed yesterday. Amongst the unlucky passengers, who were stuck at Vagar...
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114Left-wing government plans to charge tourists for traveling in the Faroe Islands
If everything goes according to plan, tourists will soon be charged for traveling in rural areas in the Faroe Islands. A proposal...
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184UN’s Human Rights Commissioner calls so-called “ghetto package” hugely troubling
In Denmark, children over the age of 1 who live in low-income, heavily Muslim immigrant communities that the government classifies as “ghettos”...
