Tag: government

Rafto Prize highlights abuse in Bahrain

The Bergen-based Rafto Foundation announced Thursday that its Rafto Prize for 2013 will go to the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, for its "long...

Discord extends government talks

Norway's four non-socialist parties agreed on Wednesday to extend their intense talks on the possibility of forming a new government. After eight days of...

Ryanair appeals to Supreme Court

Ryanair, which bills itself as "Europe's only ultra-low fare airline," is carrying on its battle with Norwegian authorities to the country's highest court. It's...

Politicking delayed Mongstad retreat

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe of the Center Party reportedly decided as early as last spring that the government needed to cut...

Outgoing ministers descend on UN

Norway's left-center, lame-duck government that's ruled for the past eight years hasn't let its election defeat earlier this month thin its ranks at the...

Looking beyond the destruction

PHOTO FEATURE: Two years after a bomber attacked Norway's government complex in Oslo, Norwegians could finally see for themselves how the buildings held up....

Folks flocked to bombed state hub

Thousands of Norwegians lined up during the weekend to get a unique look inside what used to be the hub of their state government....

‘Moon landing’ crashes for Jens

Outgoing Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg logged one of the biggest failures of his political career on Friday when his government had to announce that...

Irony surrounds immigration debate

NEWS COMMENTARY: This man, the leader of Oslo's chapter of the Progress Party and a Member of Parliament, seems to be doing his best...

Scandal grows around Center Party

Norway's small Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) logged one of its worst elections in years last week and has lost government power after eight years in...
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