Tag: government

Government parties held crisis meeting

Leaders of all three government parties huddled Monday night in a crisis meeting at the residence of Prime Minister Erna Solberg. Their goal was...

Christian Democrats seal Listhaug’s fate

The leader of the small Christian Democrats party said Monday that while "there's room to forgive Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug," that doesn't mean either...

Grassroots battle over government

As political drama in Norway soared to new heights during the weekend, and put a freeze on Erna Solberg's government, grassroots movements were vying...

Hydro apologizes for spills in Brazil

Norwegian industrial firm Norsk Hydro has revealed more cases of spills from its aluminum plant in Brazil, and apologized for what may have fouled...

Listhaug’s apology ‘not good enough’

UPDATED: The Norwegian Parliament was the scene of an extraordinary scolding session on Thursday, as one party leader after another lashed out at Justice...

Statoil moves away from ‘state’ and ‘oil’

Norway's state-controlled oil company Statoil has decided that its name has become "too narrow" and is thus launching an expensive project to change it...

Parliament elects a new president

After months of turmoil and expensive embarrassment, Members of Parliament elected a new president on Thursday. The historic changing of the guard follows a...

Solberg apologizes for her minister

A weary Prime Minister Erna Solberg officially apologized "on behalf of the government" Wednesday evening "for rhetoric the government has used" that hurt and...

Listhaug responds, angers even more

UPDATED: Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug, under pressure to apologize for claiming on Facebook that Norway's Labour Party puts terrorists' rights above national security, has...

Budget talks off to a ‘tough’ start

Prime Minister Erna Solberg knew this year's state budget conference would be "tough" even without all the political conflict swirling around her. Her government...
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