Congratulations Greenland
Posted on November 26, 2008 - Filed Under Arctic | Leave a Comment
Yesterday, more than 75 percent of the Greenlanders voted for increased self government. Only one area had a no majority. According to the Norwegian daily, VG, many Greenlanders see this as a step towards full independence. The vote has been welcomed by the Danish Primeminister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. According to Jyllandsposten he says (my translation): [...]
The EU and the Arctic
Posted on November 24, 2008 - Filed Under Arctic, European union | 1 Comment
The EU has for a long time taken slight interest in what has been happening on its northern Arctic periphery. That is set to change. The Commission has just released a communication to the parliament and the council on “The European Union and the Arctic Region”. This could be good news, it could be bad. [...]
Pirates, fish and Somalia
Posted on November 1, 2008 - Filed Under Economy | 4 Comments
It is a litle bit strange, but fish and pirate has become a pair of words that belong together. We now longer have pirate ships, we have pirate trawlers. The question is, what links the words pirate and fish with Somalia? The media has been full of report of pairates off the coast of Somalia. [...]