Iceland, Gallup poll: S-S&D: 31% (-3) M~ECR: 20% (+8) D-EPP: 17% (-3) C-RE: 13% B~RE: 6% F~S&D: 5% (-2) P-G/EFA: 3% V~LEFT: 3% (-1) J-*: 2% +/- vs. 01-30 September 2025 Fieldwork: 03-30 November 2025 Sample size: 4,319 ➤ europeelects.eu/iceland

Like something out of film "Machado wore a disguise, managed to get through 10 military checkpoints without being caught, & sailed away on a wooden skiff" "Until short time ago, the place I thought I had to be was Venezuela, the place I believe I have to be today, on behalf of our cause, is Oslo"

"The UK’s politics have already changed. Our electoral system hasn’t, and it’s holding the country back" ICYMI this is a truly brilliant, simple explainer of everything that's wrong with FPTP by @emmacampaigner.bsky.social od @makevotesmatter.bsky.social www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-needs-...

It’s not widely known outside the Nordics, but the Sámi are Europe’s only indigenous people.

Clearly long overdue, and quite a historic decision in the Faroe Islands. Encapsulates the broader liberal trends in Faroese society.

Norway avoids a govt crisis after the five red-green parties in a 2am press conference announce a majority for the budget

Energy transitions can happen faster than we think: In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels. In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.

«This will be a week that will determine whether we get political chaos that we have not seen in decades in Norway»

High stakes week ahead for Støre, but also high risk for MDG and SV who may have overplayed their hands

Good stuff from Rutte, and a reminder to the US and Russia that there are some things they cannot control www.politico.eu/article/mark...

Support for EU membership in Norway falls to lowest in three years at 27.9%.

The NY Times has its faults, but its work covering stories like this is fascinating

The decision not to exempt Norway and Iceland from EU tariffs on iron-alloys, clearly raises questions about the EEA, but also shows the EU in a negative light. Increased opposition to Norwegian EU membership in new poll - No 49%, Yes 31%. Young people more opposed than older.

Exactly.

Reading UK commentary on this weeks Danish election would make you think it was all about migration - it wasn’t. High housing costs, a rural-urban divide, scrapping a public holiday, the Mink controversy, local factors & general fatigue all are issues which played against the Soc Dems.

«Very specific political circumstances» in Denmark means «The applicability of the Danish Social Democratic strategy (on migration) to the political situation in the UK is not self-evident.» Good piece on why you need to understand Denmark before trying to simply copy-paste its asylum policy.

Norway’s humanitarian aid to the people of #Ukraine puts it top of @unocha.org list that tracks donors, providing more than USD 158 million so far this year. Russia must end its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. #InvestInHumanity fts.unocha.org/countries/23...

Denmark announces one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets, while the rest of the EU looks away

The thing about trying to project UK politics onto Danish politics/society is that, the context is completely different. For starters, the election yesterday used PR, not FPTP. (And, to state obvious, Denmark is more than just Copenhagen. There were some surprising results across the country).

Big history made in Copenhagen this morning. After yesterday’s election, the Social Democrats - for the first time since 1938! - will not run the city. The Danish capital gets its first Mayor from Green Left (Socialistisk Folkeparti).

Soc Dems fall to third in Copenhagen, good night for SF, but also not the left-green majority in the city some polls predicted (Enhedslisten will be disappointed to have actually lost vote share).

Denmark, Preliminary final election result: Copenhagen local election Ø (LEFT): 22.1% (-2.5) F (Greens/EFA): 17.9% (+6.9) A (S&D): 12.7% (-4.5) C (EPP): 11.3% (-1.8) B (RE): 10.5% (-1.4) V (RE): 6.1% (-1.6) I (EPP): 5.2% (+2.5) ... +/- vs. 2021 election result ➤ europeelects.eu/denmark

Denmark, Preliminary final election result: Local election A (S&D): 23.2% (-5.2) V (RE): 17.9% (-3.3) C (EPP): 12.7% (-2.5) F (Greens/EFA): 11.1% (+3.5) Ø (LEFT): 7.1% (-0.2) O (PfE): 5.9% (+1.8) I (EPP): 5.5% (+4.3) B (RE): 5.4% (-0.2) ... +/- vs. 2021 election result ➤ europeelects.eu/denmark

By tonight, the party which has held every Lord Mayor in Copenhagen since 1938, could lose it for the first time - if polls are correct, parties on the left & far-left could have a majority on the city council.

The main Danish tv channel DR1 has through-the-day, non-stop coverage of *voting* in the *local* elections, followed by results coverage this evening. Quite something.

Bloc politics is a concept so alien to the UK, yet it’s been the basis of coalition building in the Nordics for a long time. That said, the Danish Soc Dems broke with ‘Red bloc’ in 2022 by forming the ‘government across the middle’, as they call it, with Venstre and Moderaterne.

Municipal & regional elections in Denmark tomorrow. Will Copenhagen see the Social Democrats lose the Mayor post for the first time in decades? Parties to its left are polling considerably ahead.

A lot of snow for this early in winter! ❄️

A very important framing. We tend to think of the climate crisis as a purely meterological issue, but it has far wider implications which we’re not prepared for.

NEW from me: Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent. That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀

This ECtHR ruling has been surprisingly underreported. It ruled that Norway must assess the global climate impacts of oil & gas before opening new oil fields in order to comply with the ECHR (while ruling the below licences comply with climate law). Wider implications could be fascinating.

The old campaign slogan for the 8 hour work day was «8 hours work, 8 hours recreation, 8 hours rest». When you remove protections on access to nature, you are devaluing recreation time, with the inevitable impact on folks wellbeing.

"The fear in Copenhagen is that a slow-motion land grab won’t provoke a strong enough response in Brussels or among its EU partners."

Disgraceful. I would also add shameful, but this UK government clearly has no shame.

98.3% of new car registrations for September in Norway were fully electric vehicles. The 2025 target of all new car sales being electric has been met, says Stoltenberg. While an astonishing achievement (esp vs UK), maybe premature to end the EV tax exemption?

Norway, the world leader in the adoption of electric cars, wants to completely phase out its sales tax (VAT) exemption for zero-emission vehicles by 2027, the government announced on Wednesday.

Putin stepping foot in Hungary - both an EU and NATO member - would be a failure of the international legal system. Putin should be a pariah facing trial in The Hague.

Audacious yes, probably too much so. But at least there is the attitude (and resources) to try big infrastructure projects than an uninspired lack of ambition.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado. The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

Smart choice by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

A huge yet pretty subtle moment. Worth remembering Greenland is not part of the EU, but the standing ovation at the end of this speech was a significant statement. The Arctic is strategically where the new Cold War is being fought.

It's definitely time for action like this. Social media platforms have become data harvesting machines. As the Danish Minister for Digital said; "We've been too naive. We've left children's digital lives to platforms that never had their wellbeing in mind."

Are we seeing a spillover of Swedish gang crime into Norway?

Norway: Two teenagers detained after grenade explosion at restaurant in Lillestrøm www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ek...

74% of Europeans - as article below states - in recent Eurobarometer were found to be supportive of EU membership. The highest level ever recorded.

"No plans to invade, just ignore all those drones and fighter jets entering your airspace" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/w...

Good morning from Copenhagen, where EU leaders meet in the midst of drone anxiety. On the agenda: European defence and support for Ukraine. European Commission says it has answers - 'drone wall' and a big loan to Kyiv using frozen Russian assets. But both pose many questions. Our preview:

The future of Moldova is in Europe! 🇪🇺🇲🇩 On this historic step forward, the people of Moldova have chosen the path of democracy, hope and opportunities. They have chosen Europe. Europa este Moldova. Moldova este Europa.

Faroe Islands are looking at improving emergency preparedness, and how to deal with foreign drone incursions in its airspace. Two drones were spotted flying over a naval ship docked in Tòrshavn.