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Ministers in trouble ‘get off easy’

Two of Norway's government ministers who've recently been replaced have avoided punishment and even been rewarded with an ambassador post. Former Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was confirmed on Friday as Norway's new ambassador to the US, while the former...

Norway finally meeting NATO’s goals

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian leaders will be able to hold their heads higher at NATO's upcoming 75th anniversary meeting in a few weeks: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has finally announced a "considerable strengthening" of Norway's defense budget, with enough...

Women now lead all the party delegations in Parliament

Officials at the Norwegian Parliament took what they called an "historic photo" last week, on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8. They'd suddenly realized that all the parliamentary delegations for the parties represented in Parliament are...

Former justice minister accused of racism and sexism

The police he once supervised as a justice minister are now investigating charges of racism and sexism against Per-Willy Amundsen of the conservative Progress Party. Amundsen, who remains a Member of Parliament, has refused to answer their questions but...

Oslo Pride terror trial underway

The Oslo County Courthouse is once again the scene of a major terror trial, this time centering around a radicalized Iranian immigrant who came to Norway when he was 12 years old. Thirty years later he went on a...

Sami demonstrators called into court

They've gone along with recent settlements between Sami reindeer herders and wind power producers on mountain plateaus in Fosen, but Sami demonstrators are still fighting for the human rights of their indigenous people in Norway. On Monday the battle...

Drunken youth and wind plagued Holmenkollen Ski Festival, again

Brawls, intoxicated teenagers and strong winds caused trouble at the annual Holmenkollen Ski Festival in the hills above Oslo on Saturday. Police were calling on parents to help control their kids who ran amok along the sidelines of the...

Scolded politicians hang on to power

Months of scandal and conflicts of interest around several top Norwegian politicians ended this week with the Parliament voting unanimously to "strongly criticize" former prime minister Erna Solberg and officially criticize several other members and government ministers. Their offenses...

Grateful royals finally comment

King Harald V and Queen Sonja issued a statement through the Royal Palace on Wednesday, in which they expressed an "urgent need" to issue thanks "for all the care, help and support" they've received after the king became ill...

NATO launches new ‘Nordic Response’

They're part of the largest NATO military exercises since 1952, and the first with new Nordic members: More than 20,000 soldiers from 13 countries are taking part in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland alone, as hopes rise that ongoing...

Questions fly around king’s ‘holiday’

UPDATED: Norway's ailing monarch, King Harald V, finally arrived back in Oslo late Sunday night after health problems spoiled what was supposed to be a "private holiday" half-a-world away. It ended up as a glaringly public matter, with the botched trip...

Parliament scolds own members

The Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee handed out its toughest possible criticism on Wednesday against several fellow and former top politicians, after they'd all landed in various conflicts of interest. Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg of the Conservatives received the...

Norway greets new Nordic defense

Norway, one of the 12 founding members of NATO back in 1949, could finally welcome neighbouring Sweden into the defense alliance this week. Now all the Nordic countries are NATO members, with plans already well underway for a new...

Norway rallies for Ukraine

Thousands of Norwegians and Ukrainian refugees took to the streets all over the country on Saturday, two years after Russia invaded its neighbour and set off a war that threatens all of Europe. Top politicians vowed ongoing support for...

Drammen fends off racism claims

Engaged residents of Drammen, especially the leader of its youth council, blame their own city politicians for stirring up claims that their culturally diverse city southwest of Oslo had become racist. "Everyone who lives here knows that Drammen is...

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