Tag: government

Public roars over ‘health care crisis’

Lots of unhappy Norwegians have been yelling at their government this winter. Several nurses even went so far as to organize a public uproar...

Police crack down on turbine protest

UPDATED: Activists promoting both Sami and environmental interests occupied Norway's Oil & Energy Ministry through the weekend, and then blocked all its entrances on...

Pessimism hovers behind Norway’s ‘historic’ support for Ukraine

NEWS ANALYSIS: Amidst all the outpouring of Norwegian support for Ukraine, and a personal "thank you" from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself, there's been...

Norway ‘lacks political willingness’ to meet its climate goals

Despite all the gas and oil money pouring into Norwegian coffers (or perhaps because of it), Norway hasn't invested enough of it in alternative...

New national threat evaluations reflect ‘a more dangerous world’

Norway's three national security agencies teamed up this year to present their evaluations of threats to national security, and they all centered on the...

Justice Minister defends her TikTok use

UPDATED: Norway's young justice minister, Emilie Enger Mehl, has finally responded to criticism over her presence on the social media platform TikTok, and for...

Norway’s ‘war profits’ now aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defense

The Norwegian Parliament looks likely to support or even expand a huge new aid package for Ukraine. Norway will tap into its extraordinary oil...

Finance minister behind budget blunder

Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and his ministry colleagues need to rewrite much of their state budget for 2023, because they underestimated inflation...

Sami mark 30th national day in the cold

Norway's indigenous Sami people have their own Parliament and are in the midst of a cultural reawakening. On the 30th anniversary of their national...

Støre’s government slumps again

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and his Labour-Center government had a rough first year in office and now they've slumped again in public opinion...
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