Tag: government

Power struggle rocks troubled Telenor

Norway's Parliament is demanding some answers after reports of deep conflicts at the highest levels of Telenor, one of the country's biggest companies. The state still owns...

FM radio owners lost out to DAB

A last-ditch effort by some top politicians to postpone the looming shutdown of Norway's FM radio network failed in Parliament on Wednesday. That means FM radio will still...

Schools produce better test scores

Norwegian teenagers are performing much better on national and international tests. A batch of new test results are among the best ever, although many Norwegian...

Paying the price for state budget drama

NEWS ANALYSIS: Criticism flew, the main players including Finance Minister Siv Jensen fought off exhaustion, the government coalition was arguably weakened and lots of Norway's oil...

Solberg survives budget crisis

Prime Minister Erna Solberg could finally wrap a few holiday gifts this weekend after winning a green-light, quite literally, for her minority government's highly contested state...

Norway’s new reality sets in

NEWS ANALYSIS: As government leaders scurried from one state budget crisis meeting to another heading into the weekend, Norway's oil- and oil-related companies have...

Norway to still play a role in Colombia’s peace process

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende issued a statement on Thursday claiming it was "extremely positive that the peace agreement in Colombia has now finally...

Solberg took a call from Donald Trump

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who's been dealing with a state budget crisis this week, excused herself from a government conference on Thursday to...

Crisis meeting ended in failure

Yet another crisis meeting at the home of Prime Minister Erna Solberg has failed to end her minority government's budget stalemate with its two support parties....

New asylum rules won’t be eased

Norway's tougher new asylum rules have boosted deportations and sparked concern lately, both inside and outside the country, but they won't be eased any...
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