Tag: government

EU opponents snub Nobel party

EU leaders and as many as 18 heads of European governments will start descending on Oslo late next week to attend Nobel Peace Prize...

Probe demanded into hospital crisis

All the opposition parties in the Norwegian Parliament are demanding a full, independent investigation into the merger of Oslo-area hospitals that's blamed for short-staffing, enormous...

Støre’s popularity takes a dive

Labour party politician Jonas Gahr Støre has lost some of the enormous popularity he enjoyed as Norway's foreign minister, according to the results of...

Norway supports Palestinians at UN

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide thinks many other nations will conclude as Norway has, that it's in the interests of peace in the Middle...

Jens takes charge at historic hearing

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg became the first prime minister in Norwegian history to submit to questioning by the parliament's disciplinary committee at an historic...

Police apologize for deportation

Norway's new director of the state police has issued an official apology for his department's involvement in the deportation of Jewish residents in 1942....

Lofoten reprieve likely short-lived

A recommendation from Norway's oil minister to postpone oil exploration and production off Lofoten is no victory for the fishing industry and environmentalists trying...

Cross-border shoppers unite

Thousands of Norwegians who regularly travel over the border to shop in Sweden are now banding together through an online organization aimed at getting...

Afghan pullout spurs debate, refugees

Six weeks after Norway officially withdrew most of its troops from Afghanistan, debate continues to rumble over the results of the country's 11-year involvement...

State-owned Telenor under scrutiny after doing business with dictators

Norwegian Trade Minister Trond Giske is now among those demanding some answers from state-owned Telenor over the business it does with dictatorships in Central...
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