Tag: government

‘OL’ backers need to boost support

NEWS ANALYSIS: Athletics officials, business and tourism groups, city politicians and now state leaders are all launching plans to win public support for a...

State helped pay for journalists’ Munch coverage

Norwegian media have been reporting about large numbers of foreign journalists arriving in Oslo to cover the weekend opening of a major new exhibit...

Oil industry frets over tax, prices

Norway's long-booming oil and gas industry suddenly seems to be facing new challenges on several fronts. A proposed tax hike for oil companies has...

Court sentences ex-mayor to jail

Rune Øygard, once a popular and powerful mayor for Norway's ruling Labour Party, was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Thursday for sexual...

Stoltenberg in the spotlight at OECD

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg got plenty of attention at the prestigious OECD ministerial meeting in Paris this week. Norway's strong economy is envied...

Majority hails new Munch Museum

More than half of Norwegians surveyed in a new public opinion poll were glad and relieved that Oslo's city government finally agreed this week...

Seniors warn against high-tech care

Norway's next generation of elderly has set itself apart from senior citizens in other countries. A majority of those questioned in a new international...

Rejected refugee sues state

A refugee from Afghanistan who was denied asylum in Norway and sent back to his homeland was suing the Norwegian government in an Oslo...

‘Historic day for Oslo,’ not for Frp

A city government compromise that clears the way for construction of a new Munch Museum at Bjørvika in Oslo was being hailed as "historic"...

New Munch Museum finally approved

Just days before the opening in Oslo of what's billed as the largest exhibition ever of Edvard Munch's art comes news that a majority...
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