Tag: government

Small party holds big new wildcard

NEWS ANALYSIS: Another small political party has suddenly emerged this week as the joker on the non-socialist side of the government drama heading into...

Pressure grows on ‘au pair’ program

UPDATED: A television documentary on the exploitation that often faces foreigners arriving in Norway on "au pair" contracts was setting off more alarms this...

Oil fund questions oil giant’s ethics

The state-appointed ethics council that oversees investments made by Norway's huge oil-fueled sovereign wealth fund is questioning whether operations by US oil giant ExxonMobil...

Foreign aid ‘buys influence’ in the US

The Norwegian government has been sending large amounts of money earmarked for foreign aid to several US organizations commonly known as "think tanks." Some...

Government steps on the gas

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe remains as bullish as ever in his drive to step up oil and gas exploration and production...

Norway closer to drafting women

Norway's Labour Party has become the latest to approve a measure promoting mandatory gender-neutral military service for young Norwegian citizens. It was the second-most...

Labour goes for the (black) gold

A weekend of hefty internal debate among delegates to the ruling Labour Party's national meeting in Oslo ended with a majority going along with...

Stoltenberg fires up the troops

Labour Party leader Jens Stoltenberg remains a popular prime minister in Norway, but his party has been lagging in the polls and his coalition...

Museum launches artworks probe

Officials at one of Norway's leading art museums, the Henie Onstad Art Centre just west of Oslo, are now investigating the origins of 18 of...

Opposition grows to Olympic plans

The Oslo chapter of Norway's largest labour confederation, LO, has voted overwhelmingly to actively oppose plans by city officials to host the Winter Olympics...
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