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Busy Brende won’t give up on peace

Norway's globe-trotting foreign minister, Børge Brende, was back in the Middle East this week for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders after the recent...

Oslo may get its own national park

Norway's capital is surrounded by a fjord on one side and hilly forests on the other.  Efforts are rising to protect some of the latter...

Solberg stands by embattled minister

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen was back in the news at the end of what already had been a tough week for the Progress Party...

SV hits new low, Greens blossom

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Socialist Left party (SV), once a mighty force on the left side of Norwegian politics, has sunk to a new low...

Norway still negotiating funding for EU

Negotiations over the price Norway pays to win access to EU markets, since it's not a member of the EU, are running into more...

Minister survived torrent of critics

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen survived a serious scolding in the Storting (Parliament) on Tuesday after a vote of no-confidence against him failed to muster enough support....

Support fades for 10,000 refugees

With only three communities in Norway so far willing to take in a total of 152 additional refugees from Syria over the next two years, it...

Farmers mostly agree to state aid

UPDATED: Norway's largest farmers' lobby has agreed to accept a sweetened support and subsidy offer from the state, while a smaller farmers' organization was...

Norway finally ready to help tackle refugee crisis

The Norwegian government has finally settled on a rescue vessel that will be chartered and sent to the Mediterranean, by June 1. The vessel will help...

Child welfare agency under more fire

Norway's child welfare agency (Barnevernet) continues to engage in controversial practice that's led to political problems between Norway and several eastern European countries. Barnevernet has earlier...
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