Tag: government

Schools set for ‘total makeover’

Norway's Education Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen is promising a major renewal of Norwegian schools' curriculum. His aim, he says, is to make students as...

Transparency calls get even louder

Norwegians have begun taking to the streets with their growing demands for more transparency, within business and finance, government and even sports organizations and the...

‘Hush-hush’ radar raises concerns

As the US sends more defense resources into the Norwegian Arctic, some projects are raising concerns. Many Norwegians in Northern Norway don't want to provoke Russia, while...

DNB’s response ‘unsatisfactory’

Norwegian Trade Minister Monica Mæland is not satisfied with the answers she has received to a series of questions over how and why the...

Norway’s defense ‘not good enough’

Norway's defense ministry is under fire on all sides, as questions continue to fly over the country's preparedness and ability to fend off an attack. On...

Tajik subjected to racist abuse

Norway's largest website, tied to major tabloid newspaper VG, reported its toughest week ever last week in terms of having to block scores of racist comments from...

Embattled DNB boss won’t quit

Rune Bjerke, the embattled boss of Norway's biggest bank, DNB, opted against resigning on Monday after delivering an impassioned account of DNB's controversial but...

Integration high on Høyre’s agenda

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) had dozens of major issues to debate at its annual national meeting this weekend, but among the most pressing and...

Solberg condemns unethical banking

Prime Minister Erna Solberg lashed out at the potential for corruption and tax evasion in the business world, just as she was gathering a record...

DNB denied it assisted tax evasion

Large Norwegian bank DNB claimed in a report to the government in December 2014 that it does not operate its Luxembourg subsidiary for tax reasons and that...
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