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Norway sends funds to Poland

Norway is earmarking a record amount of funds for social and environmental programs in Poland, the equivalent of EUR 578 million, after Norwegian Prime...

Integration hinges on a good job

A government commission studying integration in Norway has concluded that most immigrants are well-integrated, but around 125,000 are stuck in low-income jobs or dependent...

Jets to return from Libya in August

Norwegian government officials have decided to extend Norway's contribution to the NATO-led bombings of Libya until August 1, when the country's remaining fighter jets...

Norway’s oil fund now world’s biggest

Norway's "Government Pension Fund - Global," commonly referred to in the country as the "oil fund," has overtaken the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)...

Career politician wins new top job

Veteran politicians in Norway don't just fade away. They often become fylkesmenn - county governors. The latest example is Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, who lost...

Lawmakers get a pay raise

The salary commission for the Norwegian Parliament has proposed raises for lawmakers that are below what state employees received after this year's pay negotiations....

Treholt vows to take case further

Convicted Cold War spy Arne Treholt has told the Norwegian media that he is considering a number of options for having his case re-opened,...

Pro-EU movement in shambles

Proponents of Norwegian membership in the European Union (EU) are few and far between these days, and the organization promoting EU membership is itself...

Union boss stirs emissions storm

One of the most powerful men in Norway, union boss Roar Flåthen, has set off uncertainty over the government's commitment to cutting greenhouse gas...

Health minister rejects ‘crisis’ claims

Norway's largest hospitals in the nation's capital aren't the only ones facing severe budget problems that many are calling a "crisis." Health Minister Anne-Grete...
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