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Liberals’ leader objects to US Marines at local base

Trine Skei Grande, leader of the Liberal Party (Venstre), is really on a collision course this autum with the conservative government her party has...

State also guilty of gender pay gaps

Wide pay gaps have been found between male and female CEOs at Norway's wholly state-owned companies in charge of everything from the railroad to airports and...

Stoltenberg had some KGB contact

Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has still been making headlines in his homeland, and not just because of his job as top boss...

Norway and Sweden cut stakes in SAS

The Norwegian and Swedish governments announced the sale on Thursday of a total of 23 million shares in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), reducing their ownership...

Arctic oil pact can defy climate goals

Despite all the international tension at present, Norway and Russia have once again managed to strike an important agreement, this time on how to...

Minister clarifies post-Brexit plan

Norway's government minister in charge of business and trade, Monica Mæland, has now sent a letter to her British counterpart, Liam Fox, to assure him...

Asker is the best place to live in Norway

Asker, an affluent community located between Oslo and Drammen, is Norway's best place to live, as measured in terms of municipal service rated by the...

Bishop: ‘Let illegals work and pay tax’

Bishop Emeritus Tor Berger Jørgensen is calling on the Norwegian government to allow everyone who has been living illegally in Norway for five years or...

State won’t force an end to train strike

Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen has called an ongoing train strike in southeastern Norway "extremely unfortunate," but claimed this week that he had no plans to order...

Government halted hospital strike

Labour Minister Anniken Hauglie of the Conservative Party ordered an end to Norway's longest hospital strike ever Tuesday evening. All striking doctors and other medical...
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