Friday, May 17, 2013     News feed

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

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

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

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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State agencies caught in map deal

May 3, 2013 ·  

Schools, government agencies and hospitals across Norway complain they’ve been lured into uncharted financial territory by a company selling them digital maps. They admit they’ve been paying... 
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Lunchbreaks halt harbour traffic

Lunchbreaks halt harbour traffic

May 2, 2013 ·  

A fierce labour battle has created severe indigestion among maritime employers, harbour workers in Oslo and their trade unions over the workers’ longstanding tradition of taking meal breaks together. ... 
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SAS’ clipped wing delayed hundreds

May 2, 2013 ·  

A minor collision caused by an Oslo-bound Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight at the Newark airport serving New York has created more unwelcome problems for the struggling carrier. Not only did it disrupt... 
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Heads roll as grocery store drama goes on

April 30, 2013 ·  

The bosses for both the Rimi and ICA Supermarked chains have been fired after their local parent ICA Norge was hit with more heavy losses. The grocery stores owned by the ICA group of Sweden face an uncertain... 
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Speculation flies over LOT takeover

Speculation flies over LOT takeover

April 30, 2013 ·  

Norwegian Air has confirmed that its chief executive Bjørn Kjos has attended a meeting with government authorities in Poland, but won’t say what was on their agenda. A Polish newspaper, however,... 
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NHH most popular despite conflicts

April 29, 2013 ·  

Studies at the Norwegian School of Economics (Norges Handelshøyskole, NHH) in Bergen remain the most popular in the country despite some highly publicized conflicts involving the school’s newly... 
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Solutions delayed for online banking

April 29, 2013 ·  

Bank customers in Norway have  been frustrated recently by a spate of technical trouble affecting online banking and the use of mini-banks and payment terminals. Log-in systems have caused problems, too,... 
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Farmers demand huge pay hike

Farmers demand huge pay hike

April 26, 2013 ·  

Norway’s powerful farmers’ organizations handed over a demand on Friday for nearly NOK 2 billion in increased income this year, mostly in the form of higher prices for meat and more direct... 
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More turbulence for local airlines

More turbulence for local airlines

April 26, 2013 ·  

Norway’s airline industry was caught in more turbulence this week as the country’s labour organizations intensified their conflict with Ryanair, and the country’s own low-fare carrier... 
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Oil fund questions oil giant’s ethics

Oil fund questions oil giant’s ethics

April 24, 2013 ·  

The state-appointed ethics council that oversees investments made by Norway’s huge oil-fueled sovereign wealth fund is questioning whether operations by US oil giant ExxonMobil in Equatorial Guinea... 
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Food hall reopening after gas leak

April 24, 2013 ·  

Food vendors and restaurant operators at one of Oslo’s most popular new meeting places, Mathallen, were in the process of getting back to business on Wednesday, after firefighters and a large crew... 
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