Tag: government

Windmills to rise in Trøndelag

Norway's oil and energy minister claimed he was moving forward with one of the largest wind energy projects in the world when he approved...

Many support cuts in state welfare

A majority of Norwegians say they're willing to accept reductions in the country's state welfare programs, from less sick leave pay to cuts in...

Conservatives fall in two new polls

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) suddenly seems to be losing voter support after dominating the public opinion polls for months. New polls released on Friday...

Immigration salvo splits coalition

Uncertainty over the make-up of a new conservative coalition government in Norway has been elevated to near chaos after the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp)...

King has honoured surveillance chiefs

Norway's King Harald V went along with the recommendations of Norwegian military intelligence officials and has bestowed in recent years one of the country's...

Majority opposes Olympics in Oslo

Local opposition to organizing a Winter Olympics in Oslo in 2022 has increased markedly during the summer, according to a new public opinion poll....

Erna’s husband blasts NRK

Tempers seem to be running short among politicians and their spouses as the national election campaign heats up. Sindre Finne, husband of Conservatives' leader...

Norway and China set to reconcile

After three years of a diplomatic freeze, the foreign ministers of Norway and China had a meeting this summer and both expressed a strong...

Uncertainty flies over new coalition

Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg, who likely will be charged with forming a new non-socialist government coalition after the upcoming election, still can't or...

Most new top diplomats are women

For the first time ever, Norway's foreign ministry has named more women than men to head the country's embassies and general consulates around the...
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