Tag: government

A statesman turns 80

Veteran diplomat and politician Thorvald Stoltenberg is the father of both a doctor, the prime minister of Norway and a daughter who's a recovering...

Norway now bigger in the Barents

Norway officially expanded its territory in the Barents Sea this week, when its newly agreed offshore border with Russia took effect just over a...

Skepticism grows over immigration

A new study suggests that half of all Norwegians want to shut Norway's borders to new immigrants. Just as many believe integration efforts have...

Anti-whaling activists still angry

A Norwegian official's claim that the country no longer faces international protests over its commercial whaling activity has been soundly trounced by anti-whaling activists....

Oil fund takes the plunge in Paris

Norwegian newspapers were full of stories on Wednesday detailing how every Norwegian will soon own a little piece of property on the Champs-Élysées. That's...

Even more trouble for Oslo hospitals

State-run Oslo University Hospital, which encompasses some of the capital's largest hospitals, already is facing severe budget pressure in the midst of a costly...

Whaling protests die down

After years of being on the defensive, Norwegian officials reportedly have begun to relax a bit after a marked decline in international protests over...

Portrait of Norway’s ‘powers that be’

It's traditional for King Harald and Queen Sonja to invite the politicians forming Norway's government (cabinet) for seasonal dinners, but this year's pre-summer gathering...

No fines for minor drug offenses

Norway's left-center government seems ready to try using "motivational dialogue" with drug users instead of simply issuing fines to those found with relatively minor...

Aid group bashes Støre over Gaza

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is being bashed by both aid workers and even some of his own Labour Party colleagues, after he...
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