Tag: government

Oslo’s Olympic bid draws more fire

Not even the former sponsor chief for Norway's largest bank, Jacob Lund, thinks it's a good idea for Oslo to host the Winter Olympics...

Solberg ready to finally grip power

With just a few days left before Norwegian voters cast their ballots, Conservative Party leader and election frontrunner Erna Solberg is ready to grip...

Stoltenberg still wants UN mandate

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg didn't manage to convince all his Nordic colleagues or US President Barack Obama that no attack on Syria should be...

Resurgent Greens stir up campaign

Norway's Green Party has moved off the sidelines of Norwegian politics and firmly into the pre-election fray, with its uncompromising plans "to lift Norway...

Conservatives, OL win school elections

UPDATED: Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) scored what some were calling an "historic" victory on Tuesday when it won the nationwide school elections that poll...

Solberg won’t rule out attack on Syria

Erna Solberg, who may become Norway's next prime minister after Monday's parliamentary election, seems to be keeping the door open for an attack on...

Battle begins over finance ministry

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's small, conservative Christian Democrats party (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF) may end up with control over the country's powerful finance ministry in a...

Ryanair’s O’Leary: ‘We’re wonderful’

"More great news for the Norwegian market!" exclaimed Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary as he swept into a conference room at Aker Brygge in...

Calls rise for merging more municipalities

Norway has far too many municipalities with their own local governments, claim some politicians, many of which have fewer than 5,000 residents. Calls are...

New coalition rises on the right

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trine Skei Grande, head of the small Liberal Party (Venstre), seems to have changed her mind once again and reportedly is now...
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