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Veterans and new faces make up Labour-dominated government
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg finally introduced his new Labour-led government coalition on Tuesday, five weeks after last month's parliamentary election left his party as...
'Halvorsen out as Finance Minister'
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is expected to announce his new government line-up early this week and speculation is swirling over who will be assigned...
'Super minister' calls it quits
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, who has handled some of Norway's biggest government reform projects in his years as cabinet minister, says he needs a break...
Coalition agrees new platform
Almost. The three political parties making up Norway's government coalition, led by Labour, still haven't come to terms on oil exploration off Lofoten but...
Government coalition’s new platform ‘will change Norway’
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his two government coalition partners rolled out their new platform for the next four years on Wednesday afternoon, calling...
Ministerial reshuffle begins
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has replaced, at least temporarily, two of his ministers who'll be leaving his cabinet. He also leaked a bit of...
Labour lands parliamentary posts
Three Labour Party veterans will be taking over top posts when Norway's Parliament (Storting) reconvenes next week. One of them has promised to forego...
New posts, platform face delays
It may take awhile before Norway's newly re-elected left-center government coalition can present either its platform or new ministerial appointments. Coalition leaders have a...
Climate tops coalition's agenda
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has claimed repeatedly that climate issues will be the newly re-elected government's top priority for the next several months. The...
Government talks start Monday
Norway's re-elected left-center government coalition faces a much tougher four years ahead than the four years they just wrapped up. The party's over, economically...
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