This paints him as a rather atypical young man with ambitions in a country where a military career often is a gateway into the halls of political power. He was determined to rule what is the only empire of [...] event that would draw the merciless and powerful light of the whole world’s projectors to the combatants in the Laugardals hall, Fischer and Spassky, as well as to the rest of the Icelandic society. This [...] into a global sphere. Later there was the summit between Reagan and Gorbatjov and today the Icelanders feel right at home in all the world’s marble halls. Perhaps the capital of a colony is not as interesting

known as Vision 2015. The goal is to enable the Faroe Islands to become on of the most progressive countries in the world. There is much to be done, without question. The path before us is indeed a difficult [...] citizens. We are a country at a crossroads. Our wealth has flowed from the bounty of the sea for centuries. Ever since our first fishing schooners took to the seas in the 1870s, we have provided the world with [...] research centers from around the globe to create a world-class oceanographic center here in the Faroes. It is hoped that such a center will extend the world's knowledge of the sea. No doubt there will, in

by setting your mind to it, and at the same time it is an opportunity to shed light on what we as a small society have to offer the world. ??At Eik Banki, we are in a process of spreding our activites abroad [...] es. It is a process of strategic riskspreading, but also an opportunity to cross borders, exchange ideas and extend boundaries. A visit from a former great president of the United States and a former UN [...] company anywhere in the world, bank or otherwise, which is why we did not hesitate to grant our support to the organisers of the visit. At Eik Banki we believe, that this visit is an excellent opportunity

low, Tórshavn is a modern city offering all the facilities any contemporary metropolis might boast. Tórshavn is the center of the Faroe Islands and this is where the first settlers convened a thing, an assembly [...] As one of the smallest capitals in the world, it is a great honor for us to receive a former president of the United States of America, accompanied by one of the most important UN officials in history [...] assembly, called Løgtingið, is the Faroese Parliament and it still meets in Tórshavn. I am proud to say that it is considered the world’s oldest parliament. Tórshavn is administered by a politically elected city

firmly on to the map of the international world. It is still a fact that when people mention the town of Reykjavik, people say this was the town, which was at the centre off, and created the framework for [...] around the world are focused upon the Faroes and this visit. We have seen and heard that the international media are dispatching their people to the Faroes to cover this event, so the focus is upon the Faroes [...] must be a resurrection after the persecution he experienced. If the advice of Mr Blix had been adhered to from the very beginning, the war in Iraq may have been avoided, which it has to be said is a large

touches subject areas such as diversity of industry, research, innovation and globalisation, the very foundation is the development of the Faroese welfare society. This is why we for the first time with Vision [...] of overcoming the challenges from global economic competition, the tendencies to increased social marginalisation as well as changes in ideological positions on welfare. Solidarity is the Foundation We [...] necessary conditions for good opportunities in a well organised welfare state, • That responsibility between the citizen and the authority as well as solidarity is highly valued, • That rights and access to

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 to his editors, he needed a more [...] newspaper, Sosialurin, brought the story in connection with a portrait of the composer, but the reason why the Faroe Islands suddenly had become a subject of interest was unknown to the journalist. Of course nothing [...] and it is not just a question of luck or coincident that the Faroe Islands suddenly get huge world-media coverage. It turns out that the origin of the recent flood of stories is to be found in the cancelled

Sosialurin is taking the opportunity of Bill Clinton’s visit to the Faroe Islands to ask him to be the courier for the latest invitation to Nelson Mandela; a man who he greatly admires and counts as a personal [...] colleagues on the recently formed Council of Elders. The founding of this body is indeed a momentous development. It can only be an immense new force for good to have the accumulated wisdom of the Council being [...] personal friend. The text of the invitation is set out below: Dear Nelson Mandela On two previous occasions I have sent you a written invitation to visit the Faroe Islands. This has been done in my capacity

The main theme tonight is of course the Faroe Islands, and indeed the whole area between the Faroes and Shetland, as an area for oil and gas exploration. As a Minister for Research, I find it tremendously [...] where the standard of living is among the medium-high range compared to Western Europe as a whole. Astonishingly as it may sound, and very pleasing for me as Min­ister for Research and Education, the Faroese [...] activities. As a fisheries dependent country, we have an urgent need to diversify the economy. We have seen the economy grow and diversify for more than a decade now, since the recovery from the recession

y. The Faroes not only have the oldest parliament in the world, but the heart of political power is still at the same place. The Faroes has been a very remote society without much contact with the world [...] around 40% of the produced electrical power. The great opportunity seams to be in utilizing the power from the sea. The idea is to use the power waves give when they reach the shore, a process the company Sewave [...] the Faroes are proven to be the safe haven on earth, according to statistics, it has the lowest crimerate in the world. If we look at violence, the picture is the same. Natural balance Faroes is one of