Tag: government

Ex-PST informant stirs new debate

Debate over how Norway's police intelligence unit PST does its job has fired up again, after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) aired a program in which...

Government gets historic scolding

Members of Parliament wrote history in Norway on Tuesday when they collectively criticized Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's government coalition for failing to head off...

Anti-terror center in the works

Islamic extremists continue to pose the biggest threat to national security at present, claimed Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) in its annual...

Police release right-wing extremist who threatened to bomb Parliament

UPDATED: The 27-year-old right-wing extremist who unleashed a massive police operation on Wednesday, after he was overheard talking about plans to blow up the...

Horsemeat scandal reaches Norway

UPDATED: NorgesGruppen, Norway's largest grocery wholesaler and retailer, announced Friday that it had found horsemeat in frozen lasagne it imports to Norway under the...

ID scams may lead to DNA testing

Calls were being made this week for mandatory DNA-testing of children born at home in Norway, following several welfare fraud cases involving women who...

No sweet Valentine from bank boss

Norway's strong economy and disciplined approach to the management of its oil wealth didn't stop the boss of the country's central bank from sending...

Shamed Storting ‘improves routines’

Leaders of Norway's Parliament (Storting), faced with a barrage of criticism from MPs and employees for failing to provide enough information about a bomb...

Høyre backs big fortune tax cuts

With the campaign well underway towards national elections later this year, Norway's leading opposition party Høyre (The  Conservatives Party) has proposed making large cuts...

Norway condemns new nuclear test

The Norwegian government was quick to join other countries around the world on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's announcement during the night that it...
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