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Commission warns of 65% tax rates

Norway's economic party of the past decade is over, declares a government-appointed commission charged with finding ways to boost productivity. Without a more efficient...

Solvik-Olsen now set to sail

Norway's transport minister, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, has avoided being called into a disciplinary hearing in Parliament, for allegedly forcing the ministry's communications out of her...

NATO to help fight ‘illegal migration’

UPDATED: Norway, most concerned with securing NATO's help in protecting Arctic areas, appeared skeptical this week towards efforts aimed at drawing NATO into the refugee crisis. NATO ministers...

Solberg loses on asylum reform

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was grilled by members of the opposition in Parliament on Wednesday, over her new immigration minister's controversial hard line against asylum...

Donor conference raised USD 6 billion for Syria

The tallies are in, showing that the Norwegian-initiated international donor conference for Syria last week resulted in pledges of nearly USD 6 billion (NOK 52...

PST expelled terror suspect

Norway's police intelligence unit PST has revealed that it expelled a suspected terrorist from Norway last year, believing the suspect intended to carry out an attack...

Brende missed meeting with Obama

Norway's foreign minister, Børge Brende, was late for a meeting with arguably the world's most powerful man last week, but could only laugh it...

Norway objects to journalist’s ouster

Turkey, through its membership in NATO, has traditionally been viewed as a close ally of Norway but relations between the two countries are strained in...

‘Aggressive’ minister threatens coalition

Sylvi Listhaug, Norway's new government minister in charge of asylum and immigration issues, has become so "aggressive" and harsh in her anti-immigration rhetoric that...

Secret Swiss accounts about to go public

Norwegians won't be able to stash away money in secret Swiss bank accounts for much longer. An agreement recently signed by Finance Minister Siv Jensen...
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