Norwegian teams with Virgin Atlantic
May 13, 2013 ·
Norway’s low-fare carrier Norwegian Air announced a new cooperation with British airline Virgin Atlantic on Monday. The deal aims to share Virgin’s lengthy experience in operating long-haul...
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More pension turbulence looms
May 13, 2013 ·
Norwegian airline Widerøe was flying again on Monday after striking flight attendants won the right to negotiate some of their pension terms and went back to work. The pension victory was encouraging...
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Beer prices hit new record
May 13, 2013 ·
The Norwegian tradition of sipping a beer outdoors (utepils) has become even more expensive as the high summer season begins, with beer prices setting another record in Oslo. Locals and visitors alike...
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Farmers try to win more support
May 13, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Norwegian farmers’ organizations said they were “disappointed and surprised” when the left-center government coalition, which includes the country’s most farmer-friendly...
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Journalists’ strike averted
May 11, 2013 ·
More than 100 newspapers around Norway will continue to publish as usual, and Norway’s major commercial TV channel, TV2, will stay on the air after negotiators for the country’s national journalists’...
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Controversial royal visit to weapons producer proceeded as planned
May 9, 2013 ·
Crown Prince Haakon went ahead with his planned visit to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas this week amidst criticism back home in Norway. The visit had been criticized because of Lockheed...
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Finance minister ‘on steady course’
May 8, 2013 ·
Norway’s left-center government coalition aims to keep the country’s strong economy on what Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen called “a steady course” when he released the government’s...
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Norges Bank won’t follow Europeans
May 8, 2013 ·
The European Central Bank cut its already-low key interest rate last week but Norway’s own central bank didn’t follow along. The board of Norges Bank decided on Wednesday to keep its key lending...
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Widerøe on strike, flights grounded
May 8, 2013 ·
Flight attendants for the Norwegian commuter airline Widerøe went on strike Wednesday, stranding an estimated 11,000 passengers on the eve of the long Ascension Day holiday weekend. All flights by the...
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New labour boss makes history
May 7, 2013 ·
The election of Gerd Kristiansen as the new boss of Norway’s largest trade union federation LO means that the country’s two most powerful positions in the business and labour sectors are now...
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Gas leak forced refinery evacuation
May 7, 2013 ·
More than 300 people were evacuated on Tuesday from Norway’s biggest oil refinery at Mongstad on the west coast, after Statoil officials discovered a gas leak. The leak was quickly stopped and operations...
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Strike threatens newspapers, TV2
May 7, 2013 ·
Norway’s national journalists’ union NJ (Norsk Journalistlag) has threatened to call a strike from Saturday after its negotiators failed to reach agreement with the media employers’ organization...
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Labour’s tax relief upstages Høyre
May 6, 2013 ·
On the very day that Norway’s Conservative Party (Høyre) was wrapping up its national meeting and rallying its troops to seize government power, Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his finance...
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SAS keeps stake in Widerøe, for now
May 6, 2013 ·
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will be raising needed cash by selling off its short-haul, Norwegian-based airline Widerøe, but won’t be cutting its ownership ties to the carrier just yet. SAS doesn’t...
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Høyre cultivates farmers’ vote
May 3, 2013 ·
As prime minister hopeful Erna Solberg gathered her Conservative Party (Høyre) for its national meeting at Gardermoen this weekend, the party seemed to be gaining new support from an unlikely source....
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