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The awfull feeling of being powerless

December 30, 2008 – 2:34 am

I watch TV and I read about what is happening in Gaza. And I get this overwhelming feeling of being powerless. Just sitting there watching kids die, watching Israel perpetrating this gross overuse of power. I wish I could be able to do something to make it stop, that my country and the international society read more »

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European union

The Car Industry wins – again

December 2, 2008 – 10:38 pm

The EUobserver reports that the car industry in Europe yet again have won the battle agains stricter emission rules. The European Union had originally decided that the average car produced in the EU could not emit more tan 130 grams of CO2 per kilometre by 2012. The date is now pushed to 2015, and fines read more »

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Arctic

Congratulations Greenland

November 26, 2008 – 2:51 pm

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): read more »

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The EU and the Arctic

November 24, 2008 – 12:52 am

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. read more »

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Economy

Pirates, fish and Somalia

November 1, 2008 – 1:33 am

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. read more »

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Economy Russia

Is it a real crisis?

October 18, 2008 – 9:25 pm

I must admit that I have seen this financial crisis unfold. I have had mixed feelings. On one hand, I have not lost any sleep over giant banks and rich financiers loosing some of their clout and some of their money. Also it is good for the poor that oil prices are falling. On the read more »

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Norway must aid Iceland

October 6, 2008 – 2:45 pm

Iceland has major financial problems. The currency is in free fall, and interest rates rises sharply. Iceland has already nationalised the third largest bank in the country. This has triggered a debate in Iceland about EU membership and adoption of the euro as currency. I do not not have strong opinions about how Island should read more »

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The Irish no – paid for by the United States?

September 28, 2008 – 2:41 pm

Some media, including Der Spiegel and EUObserver reports that it was U.S. neokonservatives that paid for the Irish no-campaign. Der Spiegel quoted the French Europe Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet from a meeting in Lyon: “Europe has powerful enemies on the other side of the Atlantic, gifted with considerable financial means.” further He was putting the blame read more »

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