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 A short history of the Faroe Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Faroe Islands are inhabited by Norwegian colonists during the Viking period.
Denmark adminisers the islands from 1720 as part of Iceland and from 1776 as part of Sjælland county.
In 1816 the autonomy is abandoned although the islands become become a separate county as the Faroe Islands.
www.electionworld.org /history/faroe.htm   (343 words)

  
 Faroe Islands biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Faroe Islands (Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.
Denmark retained possession of the Faroe Islands at the Treaty of Kiel in 1815.
The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of 18 islands, off the coast of Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.
faroe-islands.biography.ms   (650 words)

  
 Island Vulnerability, Faroe Islands
Island Vulnerability explores the challenges which isolated geographies face when dealing with risk and disasters by examining the processes which create, maintain, and could be used to reduce their vulnerability.
Funded by the U.K.'s National Trust as an Arkell Fellow, I travelled to the Faroe Islands from 7 July 2003 to 24 July 2003 to investigate sustainability and vulnerability issues for small island heritage.
The Faroe Islands are a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark with a strong impetus towards independence.
www.islandvulnerability.org /faroes.html   (1809 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Tourist Guide 2005
Faroe Islands Tourist Guide is published and maintained by Sansir.
Shortly after the islands came under control of the Norwegian kings, one of whom being the famous King Sverre, who was brought up at the Faroese bishop’s seat at Kirkjubøur.
And there, in his office in one of the former Royal Trade Monopoly storehouses, the Lagman, the local Prime Minister, may lift his eyes up from his computer and look out of the window to measure the passage of a thousand years carved into the stones at the tip of the peninsula.
www.faroeislands.com /Default.asp?sida=654   (527 words)

  
 Faroe Islands See also Margrethe II Prime Minister Density reformation Treaty of Kiel British Folketing information ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Early in the 11th century Sigmund or Sigmundur Brestirsson, whose family had flourished in the southern islands but had been almost exterminated by invaders from the northern, was sent from Norway, whence he had escaped, to take possession of the islands for Olaf Tryggvason, king of Norway.
Denmark retained possession of the Faroe Islands at the Treaty of Kiel in 1814.
The Faroes have a low unemployment rate, but this is not necessarily a sign of a recovering economy, as many young students move to Denmark and other countries once they are finished with high school.
en.powerwissen.com /Ugk25ArTMCnBOJVfbYqG0w==_Faroe_Islands.html   (1285 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Regions and territories: Faroe Islands
The Faroes, an archipelago of 18 islands in the North Atlantic, constitute an autonomous region of Denmark.
While the islands' rugged coastlines and extensive bird life are a draw for some, the Faroes also offer the prospect of major offshore reserves of oil and gas.
The islands became part of the Kingdom of Norway in the 11th century and came under Danish control in the 14th century when Norway joined the Kingdom of Denmark.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3434335.stm   (413 words)

  
 Politics of the Faroe Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Politics of the Faroe Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
The Faroe Islands are politically associated with the Kingdom of Denmark, but have been self-governing since 1948.
The Faroe Islands have a multi-party system (disputing on independence and unionism as well as left and right), with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.The Faroese Parliament (Løgting) has 27 - 32 seats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Faroe_Islands   (447 words)

  
 Løgmansskrivstovan
The Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands — Mr Jóannes Eidesgaard — reception speech 12 April 2005 at the Halle St. Gery in Brussels
The Faroe Islands have a long and proud history reaching back to the settlers from Norway and the British isles in the Viking Age.
Although the Faroes have retained a very unique political and cultural identity — perhaps most prominently expressed through the distinctive Faroese language and our ancient parliament, the Løgting, we are all part of the common European family.
www.tinganes.fo /Print.asp?d=605D8E00-A35C-4408-B240-8C90FCBD59E0   (1129 words)

  
 The Government of the Faroe Islands
The particular status of the Faroe Islands and the structure of trade and industry in the Islands sometimes makes it difficult for the Faroe Islands to share interests and views with Denmark regarding international co-operation and bilateral or multilateral agreements with other countries.
Negotiations are often conducted with the Faroe Islands at a later stage, which explains, why it has often taken several years for the Faroe Islands to join international economic organisations.
On 22 December 1992, the Faroe Islands acquired the rights to the raw materials that might be found in the subsoil.
www.randburg.com /fa/governme.html   (990 words)

  
 Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard of the Faroe Islands - Danish Exporters
Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard of the Faroe Islands - Danish Exporters
As a modern country in the North Atlantic, the Faroes are well aware of the need to develop and maintain good trade relations with other countries.
The Atlantic Frontier to the south of the Faroes is an area which is expected to provide the basis for a future oil and gas industry in the Faroes.
profil.krak.dk /scripts/danishexporters/forewordFaroe.asp   (208 words)

  
 Institute of Island Studies
The first phase of the North Atlantic Islands Programme came to an end with the inaugural North Atlantic Forum, held in Charlottetown from September 17–19, 1998.
Along with Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns and several of his Ministers, special guests included the Icelandic Ambassador, Hon.
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Hon.
www.upei.ca /islandstudies/naf.htm   (262 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Travel Tips - Overview of Faroe Islands
In most places he has been forgotten and now only figures in books about Norwegian and Nordic history; but in the Faroes he was so revered that to this day his wake is celebrated in the capital of the islands - the Olai Festival.
Life was often hard in the Faroes, with heavy work in the fields and at sea, and there were constant dangers from fog, storms and lashing seas.
This bred a deep sense of religion, which is still characteristic of daily life in the Faroes and which creates a bond far back in time, right back to when Christianity came to the islands.
www.southtravels.com /europe/faroeislands/summer.html   (862 words)

  
 Does Size Matter? - Asymmetry in the Negotiations on the Sovereignty of the Faroe Islands
As the title indicates, it is a study of the negotiations between Denmark and the Faroe Islands between 1998 and 2001 on the latter’s sovereignty.
It is based primarily on interviews with Frank Jensen, Minister for Justice in Denmark at that time, Mogens Lykketoft, Minister for Finance at that time and later Minister for Foreign Affairs in Denmark, Anfinn Kallsberg, Prime Minister in the Faroe Islands and Høgni Hoydal, Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Independence in the Faroe Islands.
Åland - Lagtinget The parliament in the Åland Islands
www.theshortcut.to /hjortur/master-thesis.html   (620 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : Briefly
New Delhi: A Union Minister faced embarrassing moments in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when CPI(M) member Varkala Radhakrishnan pointed out that a couple of buttons of his shirt were open and said this amounted to showing `discourtesy' to the House.
Radhakrishnan pointed out to the Chair that the Minister was being `discourteous' to the House by keeping some buttons of his shirt open.
KOCHI: The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church has welcomed the move by the State Government to open the churches that are remaining closed on account of a dispute between the two factions of the Malankara Church.
www.hindu.com /2006/03/02/stories/2006030213080400.htm   (495 words)

  
 The Prime Minister's Office - Home Rule Act of the Faroe Islands (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In a passport and a certificate of nationality issued in the Faroe Islands to a Faroese the words “Føroyingur” and “Førovar” shall be inserted after the words “Dansk” and “Danmark”.
All existing regulations in force in the Faroes which are not at variance with this Act shall remain in force until they are changed or repealed by the appropriate authority.
The post of “Amtmand” (County Governor) of the Faroes is abolished and replaced by a post as “Rigsombudsmand” (High Commissioner), who is the highest representative of the State in the Faroes and the head of the national administration on the Islands.
www.stm.dk.cob-web.org:8888 /index.asp?d=1037&o=71&n=1&h=7&s=2   (1570 words)

  
 2004 Biography,info
March 25 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, in return for the dismantling of Libya's WMD programme in December 2003 - the first time a major western leader has visited the nation in several decades.
March 28 - In France, the government of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin suffers a stunning and unprecedented defeat in regional elections.
May 23 - Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi visits North Korea, to secure the release of the families of the 9 abducted Japanese citizens returned earlier.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_2004   (4632 words)

  
 Faroe Islands ( Føroyar )
The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century.
Island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.
Establishing the Faroe Islands as a sovereign state.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/faroe_islands.htm   (599 words)

  
 Defra, UK: News releases 2004: UK FISHERIES MINISTER OFFICIAL VISIT TO FAROE ISLANDS
During his visit to the Faroe Island Mr Bradshaw will meet with Bjorn Kalso, the Fisheries Minister and also hold discussions with representatives from the Faroese fishing industry.
My visit to the Faroe Islands offers me the opportunity to see at first hand how the Faroese government is working with its fishing industry to ensure a sustainable future.
The fishing industry is very important to the Faroes Islands, and I want to explore how, the challenges for a sustainable future for the Faroe Islands have been met by an approach to management of fish stocks that meets their particular needs.
www.defra.gov.uk /news/2004/040922c.htm   (364 words)

  
 Mission of the Faroe Islands to the United Kingdom
I believe the visit marked a number of firsts including the first time a Prime Minister has attended a meeting of the Comhairle and the first ever joint meeting of the Comhairle with our Community Planning partners.
We discussed the many similarities of our different island groups and the potential to work together in areas of common interest and concern such as attracting population through economic development.
This annual joint meeting with Faroes and the Scottish islands councils provides that chance and we have been very impressed with progress in the Western Isles.
faroeislands.org.uk /default.asp?d=A11A6ACE-DDD3-472B-AB5F-E0D619DA005F   (751 words)

  
 The Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s speech at the 50th Anniversary of the Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956 in Hungary 27 October 2006
Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s Opening Address to the Folketing (The Danish Parliament) on Tuesday 3 October 2006
The Prime Minister’s Office is housed in one of the wings of Christiansborg Palace, the house of the Danish Parliament - built in the years...
www.stm.dk /Index/mainstart.asp?o=2&n=3&s=2&str=stor   (122 words)

  
 Sendistova Føroya í Bruxelles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Mission of the Faroes to the European Union
The Prime Minister of the Faroes meets the State Secretary for Economic Affairs in Berne in Switzerland
The Prime Minister of the Faroes meets the Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein
www.faroes.be   (102 words)

  
 Faroe Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Faroe Islands are not part of the EU, as explicitly asserted by both Rome treaties.
Of the approximately 48,000 inhabitants of the Faroe Islands (16,921 private households (2004)) 98% are realm citizens, meaning Faroese, Danes or Eskimos.
The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands in Tórshavn, August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faroe_Islands   (3254 words)

  
 The Prime Minister's Office - Forside til The Faroe Islands - Greenland (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Faroe Islands and Greenland are parts of the Danish Realm.
The state representatives in the two parts of the Realm, the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands and the High Commissioner of Greenland are institutions under the Prime Minister´s Office.
The Ministers of the Cabinet deal with matters concerning the Faroe Islands and Greenland within their ministerial fields.
www.stm.dk.cob-web.org:8888 /index.asp?o=26&n=2&s=2   (313 words)

  
 Faroe Islands
Føroya Landsbókasavn - The National Library of the Faroe Islands.
Directory of Regions and Cities in the Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands - all about the Faroe Islands.
www.mpichard.ca /faroe.htm   (249 words)

  
 Faroe Islands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
This group of 18 islands, of which 17 are inhabited, is located in the North Atlantic about 200 mi (322 km) northwest of the Shetland Islands.
They were settled by the Vikings, the ancestors of the modern-day Faroese, in the 8th century.
The islands joined Denmark in 1386 and have been part of the Danish kingdom ever since.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0198162.html   (281 words)

  
 Denmark (08/06)
Frederiksborg Castle, on a manmade island in a lake north of Copenhagen, was restored after a catastrophic fire in the 1800s and now houses important collections in awe-inspiring splendor amidst impeccably manicured gardens.
Queen Margrethe II has largely ceremonial functions; probably her most significant formal power lies in her right to appoint the prime minister and cabinet ministers, who are responsible for administration of the government.
Elections are held at least every 4 years, but the prime minister can dissolve the Folketing at any time and call for new elections.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3167.htm   (5368 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Paper Money-Føroyar, 1964-74 Issues
Janus Kamban (left) a pioneer sculpture was born in Tórshavn in 1913 and studied in Denmark.
Kamban then began to organize local art exhibitions which contributed to the newfound popularity of art in the Faroes.
Kamban's "Birds and Fishing Boat" done in 1996 looks similar to the back of the first 5 Kroner Faroes Islands banknote issued in 1951.
numismondo.com /pm/fro/index_2040.htm   (210 words)

  
 Denmark - List Of Colonial Governors In 2004
Anfinn Kallsberg, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1998- 2004)
Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2004-present)
Prime Minister - Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002-present)
mywebpage.netscape.com /Africa5226/list-of-colonial-governors-in-2004-denmark.html   (67 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Paper Money, 2001-2005 Føroyar Issues
The Faroe Islands have been a self-governing overseas administrati
Since Denmark released a new banknote series with new formats and a new denomination in 1997, Faroese banknotes were redesigned in conformance with the Act.
The unique Faroe designs include unusual fauna, a rams horn, fish tail, a moth, crab's claw and a bird's wing planned for the yet to be released 1,000 Kroner.
numismondo.com /pm/fro/index_2080.htm   (244 words)

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