be possible to have more women participate in politics. Even if female representation in the Faroese Parliament is just 9%, 0% in local government and 23% in town councils we believe that it is possible [...] unequal situation dominant in our society. We do hope that such a visit may become possible in the future! Yours sincerely Demokratia Demokratia is a committee appointed by Parliament in 2006 to increase the [...] ve, if she is successful in her endeavour to become the first female President of the United States or not, she has already become an inspiration and role model for women all over the world. It is women

time in the late 18th century and trade between the two countries was com­plica­ted to say the least with all sorts of trade tariffs in place. Thus entereth a smart Danish business­man resident in the Faroes [...] Take Jónas Bronck, for example. Born in Copenhagen, the son of a Danish Lutheran minister, he was raised in the Faroes. As one could well imagine, growing up in the Faroes Jónas was quite at home on the [...] proceeded to found Rome. A few odd centuries later in 1639, Jónas Bronck sailed westward across the Atlantic in his sturdy Fire of Troy and settled a bit of land in the new world that would later be known as The

places still in touch with nature. It is still an integrated part of nature to go fishing and having sheeps in the mountains. All though most youngsters live a life similar to other young people in the western [...] society, yet. Oldest parliament in the World The social contract in the Faroes is strong, there is a strong culture and pride in having remained the Faroese language in spite of being at very small population [...] most respected scientists in the field, Bogi Hansen, here in the Faroes. Maybe this is where the question of climate changes can get answers. In May the worlds leading experts in the field fetal programming

constitute a special territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Situated between Scotland and Iceland, the Faroes are together with Shetland situated in the area, which is known in oil circles as the Atlantic Margin [...] extremely tiny economy in a population of just under 50,000, and a total workforce of 26,000, of which 66% are employed in the service sectors, while under 20 % are employed in the fisheries sector. This [...] are approaching the wider world, not least the EU, in many ways to engage in negotiations and deals, which we think will provide better opportunities in the future. - - - - Regarding a coming oil industry

at least 1,591 people were executed in 25 countries. At least 3,861 people were sentenced to death in 55 countries. 91 per cent of all known executions took place in six countries: China, Iran, Paki­stan [...] indivisible -- that all human rights should be enjoyed by all people. Today, nearly sixty years later there do, however, seem to be different opinions about some of the most fundamental rights in the Declaration [...] to play a major role in the globalization of the fight for a death penalty-free world. Progress has been dramatic. In 1977 only 16 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Today around

Kosovo War in 1999. Over coffee one woman put it that, “We don’t like each other, but we all like Clinton.” Her statement was chilling as it came less than 24-hours after a bomb went off in a coffee shop [...] honeymoon trip en route to the Faroe Islands where we will start life together in Klaksvik. After a week of marriage, we left my home in rural America, a place of big highways, big sky and a big family, to travel [...] Free from a daily schedule for the first time in months, Ben began to teach me essential Faro­ese. Unfortunately, as he spent most of his youth living in the Phi­lippines his spoken Faro­ese is not so

begin a new chapter of my life in their country, I was utterly convinced that very few Americans were normal according to the standards on which I usually judge people. In addition, the country simply seemed [...] seemed too big to grasp fully, mysterious in some ways, and maybe even a little dangerous. The usual reaction I get when talking to people at home about studying in the U.S. is something like this: “I don’t [...] you’re doing it! Living the American Dream!” In the reality of what is the United States, I have not yet encountered this dream. And I doubt if I really believe in its existence. It’s simply too intangible

stories is to be found in the cancelled visit by Bill Clinton in May. Creating interest Tórun Ellingsgaard was hired as a press coordinator in connection with Bill Clinton’s visit already in January. The visit [...] Ritter, he was interested in our stories about the Faroe Islands as a Tolkien-like country and about the boy who found a watch that had travelled all the way from the North Pole. But in order to sell the Faroes [...] islands were on the front page of several travel sections in major American newspapers. The Faroese newspaper, Sosialurin, brought the story in connection with a portrait of the composer, but the reason

Editor-in-Chief Jan Müller in Copenhagen in 1999. Another invitation was delivered, together with a Present, by the Danish Embassy in Pretoria on the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s 85th Birthday in 2003. [...] occasions I have sent you a written invitation to visit the Faroe Islands. This has been done in my capacity of Editor-in-Chief of Sosialurin the leading newspaper of the Faroe Islands which I am proud to say [...] nature. All this lends itself to creative thinking and discussion. And while you would be free from any unwarranted prying attention from the outside world you would at the same time have all the necessary

strategic comprehensive plans for welfare of all the most important welfare-political frameworks in order to reach a main objective: to ensure an excellent society for all citizens. Dual Strategies for Welfare [...] atmosphere in which social, industrial and economic spheres come together in a expanding dialectic synthesis. This is how we will achieve to be amongst the most advanced nations. We see great ideals in the Nordic [...] must thrive, develop and flourish, • That all citizens with no regard to social or personal situation are ensured all necessary conditions for good opportunities in a well organised welfare state, • That