Tag: government

‘Russ’ keen to move up exams

Norway's non-socialist political parties want to move up the date of high school students' final year exams to before the Constitution Day holiday on the 17th of...

Høyre faces tough coalition-building

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) is leading the pre-election campaign race in public opinion polls, but doesn't want to lead a new government alone....

Labour’s tax relief upstages Høyre

On the very day that Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) was wrapping up its national meeting and rallying its troops to seize government power, Labour...

Bombing repairs face long delay

It's likely to take at least another decade before Norway's state government officials can move back into a new headquarters complex in the heart...

SAS keeps stake in Widerøe, for now

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will be raising needed cash by selling off its short-haul, Norwegian-based airline Widerøe, but won't be cutting its ownership ties to...

King Harald visits the Amazon

Norway's King Harald made a secret trip across the Atlantic last week to fulfill what he claimed was a long-held dream: Visiting a rainforest...

100 years of women’s right to vote

Norway is today a world leader in sexual equality and tops international charts for women's position in the workplace. So it’s surprising to think...

Høyre cultivates farmers’ vote

As prime minister hopeful Erna Solberg gathered her Conservative Party (Høyre) for its national meeting at Gardermoen this weekend, the party seemed to be gaining...

Slight rise in support for EU

Norwegians remain firmly opposed to joining the European Union (EU) but a new public opinion poll indicates there's been a slight increase among those...

SAS’ clipped wing delayed hundreds

A minor collision caused by an Oslo-bound Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight at the Newark airport serving New York has created more unwelcome problems for...
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