Tag: alcohol
Finance minister saves tax-free sales
Norway's conservative government has resisted calls from the left-center opposition in Parliament to re-evaluate or even end the current tax-free sales of alcoholic beverages, tobacco,...
Police nab foreign drunk drivers
Motorists from a total of 59 countries have been stopped and arrested so far this year for driving under the influence of alcohol or...
Farms now able to sell their cider
After years of trying, farms producing alcoholic beverages from, for example, apples and pears can now sell them on location instead of having to distribute...
Sales fizzle at the liquor monopoly
Revenues have declined once again at Norway's state liquor and wine monopoly, Vinmonopolet, even during the usually busy pre-Christmas season. Sales were also down at...
Police crack down on ‘julebord’ prostitution
More Norwegian men are likely to buy sex during the annual julebord (Christmas party) season than otherwise during the year, according to Oslo police...
Drunks threaten border control
Border police and security personnel on board ferries between Norway and Denmark are facing problems trying to carry out Norway's tough new border control procedures. Many...
‘Julebord’ season keeps police busy
The often wild Christmas party season in Norway, known as julebordsesongen, kept police extra busy during the weekend. Instead of celebrating peace on earth, many...
Air Baltic pilot faces at least eight more weeks in prison
The pilot of an Air Baltic flight from Oslo, whose crew tested positive for alcohol consumption while boarding the flight in Oslo last summer, has been ordered...
AirBaltic pilot sentenced to 10 months in prison
UPDATED: Prosecutors asked a court in Romerike, northeast of Oslo, to sentence an airBaltic pilot to a year in prison. He wound up with a...
AirBaltic co-pilot: ‘We lost control’
UPDATED: The co-pilot of an airBaltic flight testified in a Norwegian court on Monday that he was glad police stopped the entire flight crew before...
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