Faroe Islands Briefing June 2025 Labor, Social, Environment & More

This video provides a comprehensive briefing on recent news and policy developments in the Faroe Islands from early June 2025.

Labor & Employment: Learn about the abolition of the mandatory retirement age for public sector employees and new regulations for foreign workers, including criminal background checks and family immigration rules.
Social Issues: Understand the criticisms surrounding austerity measures impacting people with disabilities and the demographic trend of births outside marriage.
Environment & Sustainability: Explore international ocean research collaborations (ERVO, MeCCAM), sustainable fisheries efforts, and the debate over wind farm development in Sandoy.
Other News: Discover a Faroese research nomination for a prestigious book prize and the latest weather forecast. Stay informed about the Faroe Islands' dynamic landscape!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:42 Retirement age
01:29 Foreign workers
02:20 Environmental research, Fisheries
02:54 ERVO Meeting
03:49 Community Issues , Windfarms (effects in Shetland) etc
05:09 Research achievement, BAAL Book Prize (British Association for Applied Linguistics).
05:35 Weather

Sources :
video : https://www.faroeislandslive.com/
https://vp.fo , Faroese News site
https://in.fo , Faroese News site
https://kvf.fo , Faroese National broadcaster
Weather:
https://www.vedur.fo/

weather animation:
https://yr.no Served by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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