favourably disposed towards Britain. There is nothing dishonourable about this. It is a normal tool of diplomacy. But it does put the onus on the Faroese to decide what they want out of the relationship and [...] gateway to the outside world. This must surely be a healthy development irrespective of whether the Faroese Governsment?s aim is fullveld (sovereignty status?) of a reshaping of the relationship between nations [...] can confidently expect that he will be received with the ceremony appropriate to a national leader. This would certainly be a contrast to the experiences of his predecessors. I don?t think there was much

Faroese connections to a function at the Danish Embassy in London where he is based. A chance for John to meet members of the Faroese community and also for them to get to know him. A wonderfully varied programme [...] place as an ?Ambassador? there is a sense that the Faroese have finally achieved the same status as other nationalities who have an Embassy as a link with their homeland and a base for social functions and [...] since the Second World War. Sofus has now stepped down after over 50 years in Aberdeen to hand over to John. He became established almost as a towering landmark on the North East Coast of Scotland to whom

uttan Happy Xmas (War is Over) hjá John Lennon og Y oko Ono og Last Christmas hjá Wham. Men á fløguni eru eisini fleir aðrir góðir gamlir jólasangir, sum til dømis Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Christmas [...] Las Ketchup við The Ketchup Song, Celine Dion ? I´m Alive, Elvis vs. JXL ? A Little Less Conversation, Atomic Kitten ? The Tide is High og The Calling við Adrienne. Fløgan hevur 20 skeringar og um tú ikki [...] onnur Now fløgan í røðini komin, sum so einkult eitur Now 2 ella sum onkur kallar hana Now, That´s What I Call Music! 2. Við á hesi fløguni eru teir nýggjastu sangirnir, ið hava plága hittlistarnar seinastu

closely with our Scottish Islands colleagues on a wide range of matters of common interest but too seldom do we get the chance to visit each other and see what is happening on the islands. This annual joint [...] following the initital meeting last year in Torshavn. I believe the visit marked a number of firsts including the first time a Prime Minister has officially visited our islands and the first ever joint meeting [...] løgmaður og ráðsformenninir fleiri støð, ið høvdu týdning fyri, at menningarætlanin gerst væleydnað, m.a. Arnish ídnaðarøkið og Lews Castle College, ið er partur av UHI (University of the Highlands and Islands)

it is an important part of Faroese identity, of our brand as a nation and as a business opportunity. It is our main function to encourage innovation and enterprise, and that includes encouraging a growing [...] already active on the US market. An example of this is Teitur, who has had over 150 shows in the US in the last few years; and this is something to build on. [...] and Best Album at the Danish Folk Music Awards. This is just to name a few. The public institution SamVit - Faroe Islands Enterprise, which is to carry out the chosen national policy regarding trade and

to give a brief overview of what kind of entity our country is, and what kind of challenges and possibilities lie ahead. You may be aware that the Faroes as an autonomous country constitute a special territory [...] thousands of metres below the surface. On this background it is possi­ble to make predictions of what you may find deep down, but one is always taking a risk, and you will not know if you find anything, before [...] of the early 90ies. What must be striking about the Faroese economy, seen from an outsider’s view, is that we have an extremely tiny economy in a population of just under 50,000, and a total workforce of

have a special live programme on radio station FM1 for non faroese speakers. Stella says: - Petur and I are hosting a radio program interviewing people in different countries and asking them what they [...] they are doing during lockdown and how life is like over there right now. Then we will play a song they request. Non Faroese speakers know Stella from the english programme on FM1: "Home and Away". Everybody

put together in a very practical and efficient way. Now promoting the Faroes and its potential is a pleasant and engaging task and over the years I have nurtured relationships with a variety of international [...] Holland, not surprisingly, a book on how to build a windmill. Apparently for years it was the largest collection of books in America. Now Jónas knew the realities of living in a harsh environment and he [...] by not much of anything except what their wits could claim from the sea, they have managed to produce a most remarkable society and at the very heart of that society is a streak of practicality that the

their sentience. This is not about killing a cow, a sheep, or a pig raised for human consumption. This is akin to killing a mountain gorilla, a chimpanzee, or an orangutan. It is simply ethically and morally [...] essentially non-human persons. And that is why it is my sincere conviction that the killing of a whale, the killing of a dolphin, the killing of a pilot whale is – the moral equivalent of murder! These [...] to understand what I feel and what I have experienced but it is real and it is profound in its effect upon all that I have done and will continue to do until the end of my life. I saw a different and separate

winners: Nordic food producer : Fredriksdals Kirsebærvin, Denmark The winner is a producer who organically makes a product which is sought after in the most prestigious restaurants in Europe. Trying new innovative [...] Andreas Sundgren, Brännlands Cider, Sweden With a high market potential this entrepreneur is using raw tenacity to make a naturally sweet beverage in a harsh climate that nobody believed would succeed [...] y as a core dimension: prepares food for many, integrates food from food waste in the meals and makes a difference for the society. Nordic food destination : Kvitnes gård, Norway The Arctic is a braid