young unemployed journalists traveling in Europe for a month with only the increasingly devalued U.S. dollar to spend. On the island of Samos, within sight of the Turkish coast, we stayed with a lovely [...] circum­stances Ben only has to explain where the Faroes are located; I have to try and explain my country’s entire foreign policy. Clinton in Kosovo Anxious for the next leg of the trip, we happily set out for [...] people in the world who are able to reconcile Cinton, Bush and Iraq, and still come out loving the U.S. It is Clinton, though, who holds the key to their hearts for his support during the Kosovo War in 1999

home about studying in the U.S. is something like this: “I don’t think I could live there, it’s just too far away, and isn’t the crime rate pretty high over there? Oh, but it’s great that 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 an idea. To me, though [...] of the country is what makes it so full of opportunities for a person to shape life as he or she pleases. And coming in as an outsider is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to

the Faroese society and political system as such, 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 [...] decade now, since the recovery from the recession 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 [...] sediments 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

television (DTT). After analogue TV was shut down in the Faroes, a local company launched what is reputedly the world’s first commercially viable DTT system. The company does not boast a staff of hundreds, [...] share a common vision in the potential of the Faroese and what could be their amazing destiny. Many of my colleagues have visited the Faroes, liked what they saw and returned to their distant shores to await [...] trait of the Faroese that I have found most intriguing. Surrounded 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

Dramatic For many years, a visit to the Faroe Islands meant peace and tranquillity, or at least that’s what the literature indicated with its sunny, peaceful and polished landscape pictures. But it seems that [...] in flesh and blood what peace and tranquillity really means. Peace and tranquillity is probably not the main reason why people want to come here. Most people seem more concerned by what there is to do while [...] they’re all here in the nutrient-rich waters of the Faroe Islands. UK’s main fishing operator, Kings Angling Holidays is convinced and UK’s largest Sea Angling magazine »Sea Angler« who visited the Faroe Islands

burning question is: What role can a little nation like the Faroe Islands play in a globalised world? In my view information, communication and technology are creating a new reality. It’s the ‘levelled playing [...] And let’s stay in the poetic corner. Danish author and jazz singer Suzanne Brøgger, who visited the islands in March this year, described her experience in a radio programme in this way: »It’s a cosmic [...] quicker and less expensive and what’s more, it will define the very nature of projects – you can’t afford to miss out on it. But technology alone won’t do the job. It’s people that shape technology and

Aftur til óhugan. Harmist um, at vit allar siga “Líkist ongum”, “Nú mugu qvinnurnar sleppa framat”, “My oh my, tað hevði verið meiri dynamikkur, um fleiri kvinnur vóru á tingi”, “Sæst týðiliga, at tað

themselves to such an extent within the offshore industry, that they deliver services to the world’s largest seismic companies. Mr Gunnbjørn Joensen admits the pace has been fierce since they founded the [...] all over the world, so there is nothing strange in this situation. To Aberdeen to meet friends Asked what errands they have at Offshore Europe 2007, Mr Joensen says they first and foremost go to meet cooperation

FøroyaTele, the largest telecom company in the Faroes, is about to sign a contract with one of the world’s largest oil companies British Petroleum or better known as BP. This is a five-year contract and could [...] Sosialurin understands that negotiations regarding this very exciting cooperation between one of the world’s largest oil companies and the largest IT Company in the Faroes are in the final stages. Considerable [...] Shetland and close to the Faroe border could be worth its weight in gold. Change routines So then, what can oil companies save by cooperating with a Faroe telecommunications company? According to sources

is still strongly rooted in the Faroe Islands. This has been an overarching principle in the Company’s strategy and it has been shown to be a strong commercial point overall. The listing of AP on the OMX [...] growth, both in terms of equity and senior dept Strong cash flow from own production the coming years What do we then want to achieve the coming years? Because the Company will now have its own cash flow it