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Government caves in to demands for even higher meat and cheese prices

The farmer-friendly Center Party has won its budget battle with government coalition partners for more protectionism for agriculture in Norway. Despite loud public debate...

Fuss over flowers sows EU complaint

Norway's decision to suddenly impose a 72 percent import duty on flowers known as hortensia (hydrangea) has, as warned, led to Denmark filing a...

Border trade rises again

More Norwegians are heading across the border to do their shopping than ever before. New figures from the state statistics bureau SSB shows that...

Forests targeted by farmers’ party

The small but powerful political party best known for representing Norwegian farmers chose an unusual weekend to roll out its latest, often unpopular demands....

Fishermen try to reel in farmers

As concerns rise that Norway is setting off a trade dispute with some of its most important trading partners, officials in the country's large...

Farmers lobby for more protection

Norway's notoriously high food prices look set to rise even higher if the country's powerful farmers get their way. They're putting more heavy pressure...

New butter woes spread cost cut calls

Norway's two largest non-socialist parties, the Conservatives (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), think it's possible to cut billions in state funding for...

Stoltenberg shakes up government

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced the replacement on Monday of two Center Party ministers in the government coalition he leads. The shake-up is widely...

Nationwide strike set to spread

Striking public sector workers all over Norway claimed their fighting spirits were high as they launched into the country's first major strike involving state...

‘Historic’ strike hits nationwide

Thousands of public sector workers walked off the job in townships all over Norway early Thursday, after talks broke down between their unions and...
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