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Budget talks set stage for Jensen

NEWS ANALYSIS: Siv Jensen was making her debut this week as her party's first-ever finance minister at the government's deceptively festive annual launch of...

Norway unlikely to meet climate goals

A new report from the Norwegian Environment Agency claims that Norwegian politicians have been too slow to cut emissions at home, meaning that the...

Massive protests surprised Solberg

NEWS ANALYSIS: The potential tyranny of the minority mobilized the majority in Norway over the weekend, and that seemed to surprise Prime Minister Erna...

Norway can produce more gas for Ukraine

Norwegian oil company Statoil can deliver more gas to Europe, and specifically to embattled Ukraine, if the need arises, company officials said this week....

Women mobilize for major march

Women currently hold the four most powerful positions in Norway, have arguably the best equal rights in the world and generous social welfare benefits...

Government MPs make OL demands

Members of Parliament from both parties in government have sent a list of seven demands that they think organizers of a Winter Olympics (OL)...

OSCE fears bloodbath in Crimea

A High Commissioner of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) described the situation on the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine as "alarming"...

Norway pledges Ukrainian support

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was in Kiev on Thursday to hold talks with acting President Oleksandr Turtsjynov and offer economic support to the...

Foreigners deported in record numbers

Almost 1,160 foreigners have been forcibly removed from Norway so far this year, a 40 percent rise on the same time last year. The...

One in six asylum children can stay

After heated debate, Norway's coalition parties finally agreed on a new asylum and immigration framework late last week. Children's right to asylum was one...
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