Tag: government

New football boss off to rough start

Terje Svendsen just recently took over as president of Norway's national football federation NFF (Norges Fotballforbund) and he's already getting kicked around. On Friday he...

Local democracy wins constitutional guarantee

After decades of arguing over its wording, two-thirds of the Members of Parliament finally agreed this week on a constitutional amendment that preserves local democracy...

Man jailed for threatening royal family, prime minister and the government

A 22-year-old man was finally ordered held in custody this week, after allegedly making repeated threats against Norway's royal family, Prime Minister Erna Solberg...

Owner’s resignation relieves Westerdals

The decision by a member of one of Norway's most prominent family dynasties, the Løvenskiolds, to resign as head of the firm owning the Westerdals communications...

Peace can force refugee returns

Norway's new immigration minister, Sylvi Listhaug, isn't waiting to toughen asylum and immigration rules pending full consensus on a rash of new proposals. She's keen to...

Government parties rise in the polls

Despite all the complaints over rising unemployment and a weaker Norwegian economy, the two conservative political parties forming Norway's minority government coalition have logged...

Public sector snaps up laid-off experts

Norwegian towns and cities, and many state agencies, had trouble finding qualified geologists and engineers just a year ago, and couldn't compete with the...

Westerdals faces more legal claims

UPDATED: Education Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen isn't ruling out the possibility that the state will be filing more charges against the private Westerdals communications...

Memorials held after terrorist attacks

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was among those taking part on Tuesday in a joint memorial ceremony for victims of recent terrorist attacks in Brussels,...

Churches struggle with membership

Oslo’s Catholic churches remained packed during the Easter holiday week, despite ongoing controversy over alleged membership fraud. Questionable member registration practices have spread to...
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