Tag: government

Støre talked with Hamas’ leader

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has admitted to Norway's national commercial television channel TV2 that he's had direct contact with the leader of...

Norway may lose some status at EU

UPDATED: The European Union's new organization for its foreign relations could mean an end to the relatively privileged status that Norway, which isn't a...

Food gulps up more funding

The Norwegian government, which already grants huge subsidies to local agriculture, has also been spending millions to promote home-grown food. Now it plans to...

‘No regrets’ over Amelie’s deportation

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says he has no regrets over the controversial deportation of Maria Amelie to Moscow on Monday. She now faces a...

Amelie put on a flight to Moscow

Public protests didn't help: Rejected refugee Maria Amelie was ordered onto a flight to Moscow Monday afternoon, after losing her appeals to remain in...

Government loses voter support

The latest public opinion poll shows that Norway's left-center coalition government has lost voter support once again. One of the government parties, the small...

Hundreds rally for illegal aliens

Demonstrations continued over the weekend to demand more rights for the thousands of undocumented workers who have been in Norway for many years. A...

Less institutional care for the elderly

During the last 20 years the amount of institutional care for the elderly has declined by around 10 per cent. Provision of new nursing...

Christian Demos dump their deputy

Norway's tormented Christian Democrats party (Kristelig folkeparti, Krf) doesn't seem ready to embrace the younger, sexier image pushed forward by one of its two...

Krekar suddenly keen to leave

NEW ANALYSIS: As thousands of Norwegians protest the pending deportation of Maria Amelie, a rejected asylum seeker who nonetheless integrated herself into society, many...
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