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Election night is always exhilarating, and on Tuesday, 13,482 citizens of our municipality exercised our democratic right to choose a representative for the City Council. As the results began to emerge late that night, it was a deeply humbling experience to realise that so many of you have entrusted us to represent your views in […]
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Over the past four years, the municipality of Tórshavn has completed projects worth nearly 400 million DKK without any public tendering process. Furthermore, countless other projects have been tendered with unnecessarily strict criteria that only two companies could realistically meet, even though other companies could certainly have submitted suitable and competitive bids if given the […]
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While several candidates are making grand promises to the public about diverse housing options, the discussions behind closed doors tell a different story. Plans were in motion to build cooperative apartments on municipal land on Villingardalsvegurin, but this project has been put on hold in favour of constructing private apartments. This is unacceptable, and we […]
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The vibrant arts and cultural scene in the municipality of Tórshavn thrives on the passion and dedication of its creative champions. As the capital municipality, we should lead the way in supporting this essential environment to ensure that art and culture continue to flourish, evolve, and reflect the diversity of our surroundings. Art and culture […]
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One of the biggest challenges in the municipality of Tórshavn is the housing shortage. We want to live here, yet we lack the options to do so. To ease the immense demand for housing in Tórshavn, we urgently need to build more rental and owner-occupied apartments. However, the shortage is too severe to rely solely […]
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I do think so. It should be simple and convenient to recycle glass bottles and jars, metal and household items that we can save from going to waste. Recycling stations like the one in the picture are common in most residential areas in our neighbouring countries. And they work! The members of Tjóðveldi were delighted […]
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