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EU agreements unlikely to waver

NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been a lot of debate in Norway lately over the country's trade and cooperation agreements with the European Union (EU), and...

Video threatens Crown Prince, Stoltenberg with ‘painful revenge’

A video published on the social media site Facebook threatens Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre...

Business urged to go back to Burma

Except now it seems more politically correct and common to call the country Myanmar, a sign of recognition of the country's military leaders who...

Female MPs sexually harassed

Female Members of Parliament (MPs) are frequent targets of  anonymous sexual harassment from the public, often of a nature so obscene and graphic that...

Labour grows, partner SV shrinks

A right-wing terrorist's attempt to literally kill off Norway's Labour Party has instead breathed new life into it. Labour (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) attracted record numbers...

Revised constitution to boost equality

Norway is in the process of revising its constitution (grunnlov) in advance of its bicentennial in 2014. The goal is to strengthen constitutional provisions...

Embattled boss won’t go on leave

Bente Mikkelsen, head of the embattled state health agency that's pushing through a controversial hospital reorganization in Oslo, has dropped plans to take off...

Political intrigue surrounds TV2 sale

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian media was all abuzz on Monday over the sale of one of their own major players, TV2, the country's largest commercial...

Tine and others flunk flatness test

COMMENTARY - VIEWS ON THE NEWS: There's an expression in Norway that's often applied to those who need to admit an error and even...

Stoltenberg blocks EØS alternatives

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed his government won't launch any studies of alternatives to Norway's main trade agreement with the EU, known in...
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