all around the Faroes. In every Flag Day speech, in every village, on almost every island today, the role of Britain in our flag’s official history will be remembered. Being in Scotland gives us the chance [...] course, our shared history goes back much further, with centuries of close personal and commercial exchanges in both directions. As far back as the Viking age, when the Faroes were first settled, there [...] closest neighbors, with a shared stake in sustainability and responsible management of marine resources. In more recent years, fish farming has become a major new pillar in our economic cooperation. The Faroe
taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord with [...] library in the Orkney capital, Kirkwall. Funding for both has come from the council's oil reserves, which currently amount to almost 143 million (pounds) in total. »There will always be some people who will [...] fallen steadily from 30,000 in 1901 to just 17,000 in 1971. »One of the most important benefits of the oil era, and one often overlooked, is the way it restored confidence in the people of Orkney,« he said
represented from the very beginning a generation shift in the corridors of power in the world’s largest superpower. In the international history books, Mr Clinton has firmly written his name through his [...] did not please those who wanted an investigation result in line with their personal convictions. Therefore Mr Blix was in the firing line far and wide and personal attacks on him were ferocious at times [...] and the environment in Reykjavik were broadcast around the world. We of course aspire to the same ambition, which is that when two such dignitaries visit our country this will assist in the promotion of the