Tag: government

Child protection agency ‘in crisis’

The Norwegian juvenile authority Barnevernet has been under heavy criticism all week, and the government ministry in charge of it as well, after a...

Conflicts of interest foil day care debate

A debate over day care centers has broken out in Norway but it's been overshadowed by an even louder debate over related conflicts of...

Spill preparedness called ‘shameful’

One year after a Chinese tanker grounded off Telemark and fouled Norway's southern coast, environmental activists and those charged with clean-up preparedness are crying...

More static over power line plans

Norway's long-dominant Labour Party has not been having a good summer. After being trounced in public opinion polls, it's now being assailed by both...

Power line protests get louder

The chorus of protests over construction of large power lines around the scenic Hardanger Fjord is raising its pitch. An organized protest march is...

Hydro’s profits point up a paradox

NEWS ANALYSIS: Major metals firm Norsk Hydro has reported renewed profitability but still plans to cut costs and possibly jobs on its home turf...

Fencing in the flock raises flak

At the height of Norway's traditional open grazing season, one sheep rancher in Hedmark has emerged as a fan of fences to protect his...

Solberg bigger than Stoltenberg

Erna Solberg's Conservative Party (Høyre) is now more popular with voters than Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party, according to a new public opinion...

Labour fails to mobilize supporters

Norway's Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) doesn't seem to be getting much voter gratitude for its success at keeping unemployment low and mostly avoiding the...

Afghan unit attacked as talks begin

Norwegian soldiers serving as mentors for Afghan colleagues came under attack for the second time in three days, just as Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr...
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