Tag: government

‘Damn the climate, full steam ahead!’

To drill or not drill? That was the question debated in depth during the recent major oil industry conference, ONS, in Stavanger, where one outspoken...

Revived hopes for Rygge crash-land again

Not much came out of a meeting this week between a group of high-powered investors led by a former defense minister and the current...

Book lists Norway’s ‘most powerful’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Finance Minister Siv Jensen were, not surprisingly, included among Norway's 252 most powerful people in a new book released...

Solberg slammed for her devotion to oil

Reaction was fast and furious after Prime Minister Erna Solberg not only announced that her government wants to increase offshore oil exploration but also open up...

Breakthrough in Philippine peace talks

Norway's foreign ministry, which has been facilitating talks in Oslo this week for peace in the Philippines, announced a new breakthrough in the lengthy process...

Norway hails new pact in Colombia

Norwegian officials could breathe a sigh of relief on Thursday, after news broke during the night that the government of Colombia had agreed on...

Brexit briefing drew a large crowd

Norway's government ministers in charge of business, trade, fisheries and EU issues drew a large crowd on Wednesday when they invited Norwegian companies to...

Northerners fight for military bases

Critics of government plans to restructure and relocate military operations in Northern Norway were trooping into an open hearing at the Parliament this week,...

Drama rolls over collector’s art

Wealthy investor and businessman Stein Erik Hagen wants to share his vast private art collection with the public, and the state wants access to...

Politician meets protests over Pokemon pursuit

"Disrespectful" is how one politician from Northern Norway reacted to how a Member of Parliament was caught playing Pokemon Go during a major hearing on the...
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