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Culture minister resigns ‘in shame’

The Norwegian government has been hit by its second conflict of interest this week involving appointments at the ministerial level. In the new case,...

Education minister lands in trouble

Tonje Brenna survived the terrorist attack on her Labour Party 12 years ago, when a right-wing extremist set off a massacre at a Labour...

Norway urged to demand more of China

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian government was under pressure on all sides when China's foreign minister paid a quick visit to Oslo at the end...

Finance minister raids Oil Fund after all

So much for the "tight" state budget that Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum presented to the Norwegian Parliament last fall. After seriously under-estimating inflation...

Liberation and veterans celebrated as defense needs and spending soar

NEWS ANALYSIS: Crown Prince Haakon and other high-ranking officials gathered all over the country this week to honor Norwegian military veterans and celebrate Norway's...

Støre tries to revive Labour’s lost love

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre desperately needed to revive enthusiasm and support when his crisis-ridden Labour Party held its annual meeting over the...

State snubs Sami again, protests loom

The Norwegian government has once again snubbed and angered the country's indigenous Sami population, by dragging out any program to reduce or remove wind...

State auditor general shames the Norwegian Parliament

Norway's state auditor general delivered a scathing report against the country's own Parliament on Thursday, after several years of scandalous revelations regarding politicians' misuse...

Norway welcomed more new citizens

Thousands of new Norwegian citizens filled up the Oslo Spektrum arena on Sunday, to be formally recognized and welcomed even though all have been...

Russian embassy workers expelled after posing a ‘threat’ to Norway

Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt minced few words when she announced on Thursday that 15 Russians working at the Russian Embassy in Oslo have...
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