Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands have reached an agreement with the EU over the total allowable catch (TAC) of blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic. The new deal will see the TAC increased by 86 per cent for 2014, with the parties agreeing on 1.2m metric tonnes – 557,000 tonnes higher than last year’s […]...
The renowned fashion exhibition, Nordic Fashion Biennale, is set to open today at the Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt, Germany, with The Weather Diaries kicking off the 2014 programme. The Weather Diaries is set to be one of the highlights of the event, which will be showcasing some of the Nordic region’s best up-and-coming […]...
The parents of about 500 Greenlandic and Faroese children residing in Denmark will not receive a refund when the Danish Tax Industry starts giving EU parents the child support funds they have wrongfully missed out on since 2012. Last summer, the EU Commission ruled that Denmark unlawfully refused child support to citizens of EU countries […]...
The stand-off between the Faroe Islands and the EU over fishing quotas is showing no signs of easing off. The Faroese government remains at loggerheads with the EU over mackerel and herring quotas, with 90 per cent of the archipelago’s export revenue dependent on fish. Peace talks got underway in the Scottish capital Edinburgh earlier in […]...
The Faroe Islands’ Vágar Airport enjoyed a 4.7 per cent increase in passengers in 2013 compared to the previous year. Over the past 10 years the number of people passing through Vagar Airport has gone up by 42 per cent. Last year saw 236,181 passengers use the airport, with the most popular destination being Denmark. […]...
The Faroe Islands have gone to the World Trade Organization to challenge an EU ban on importing Faroese mackerel and herring and restrictions on the island nation’s ships entering EU ports. Faroese Prime Minister Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen said the EU’s actions go against the basic provisions of the WTO Agreement. He pointed out that […]...
With 2,000 more males than females living in the Faroe Islands, men are having to import brides just to sustain society, a Danish TV station has claimed. Most young females from the islands travel overseas to study, and half of them never return on a permanent basis, according to DR TV. The station says that […]...
European Union mackerel fishermen have held the first round of talks with EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki over mackerel quotas issues in Brussels. The first round of talks, which took place on Monday, will resume today (Wednesday) in London as member states try to come to an agreement with Iceland and the Faroe Islands over […]...
The conservation activist organization, Sea Shepherd, have announced plans to disrupt or stop the Faroe Island annual whale hunt tradition, known locally as ‘The Grind’. Operation GrindStop 2014, as it is now known, will once again engage in actions to try and prevent fishing boats forcing a pod of whales into coves where they are forced […]...
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has claimed the European Union’s ongoing campaign of threats is against international fish quota laws. The EU has already imposed sanctions on the Faroe Islands after claiming the island nation has been over-fishing herring and mackerel. The commission, which is backed by Scottish fishermen, now wants to impose similar […]...
Iceland’s prime minister has stated he believes that the European Commission will not enforce sanctions because of the country’s overfishing of mackerel. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was in Brussels on Tuesday and said Iceland was prepared to negotiate over mackerel quotas. The PM stated that Iceland had practiced sustainable fishing in recent years and the amount […]...
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has appointed a new Senior Fishery Outreach Manager for Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The group, which works to promote sustainable fishing practices in cooperation with local fisherman and a number of other organisations, said Mr Gísli Gíslason would assume the post immediately. Gíslason is a life-long fisherman and […]...
EU officials have agreed on a new measure that could ban Icelandic fisherman from European ports. The move came in Brussels on Tuesday as tensions continue to escalate over mackerel fishing rights. Iceland and the Faroe Islands have taken larger shares of the fish than allowed in recent years, prompting their North Atlantic neighbours to call […]...