Tag: government

Calls rise for oil minister’s exit

Oil & Energy Minister Terje Riis-Johansen was back in the headlines over the weekend, after he told an Oslo newspaper that he "personally" thinks...

Six-hour workday put on ice

Government plans to introduce a six-hour workday in Norway have ground to a halt, after a test project failed to yield the desired effects. Norway's...

Busy days for Jens in New York

Not only has Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg been busy trying to finance global climate measures in New York this week, he's also been...

Stoltenberg wants polluters to pay

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been back in New York this week on UN business, charged with finding a means of financing climate measures...

Halvorsen won’t bus students

Kristin Halvorsen, Norway's government minister in charge of education, has turned thumbs down on proposals to bus students around town as a means of...

‘Monster masts’ to rise over Hardanger

The Norwegian government revealed on Friday that it was going along with a highly controversial plan to build a major new power line over...

‘Turbo Trond’ still counts on oil

Norway's Business and Trade Minister Trond Giske, known as "Turbo Trond" because of his frequent travels, has been jetting all over the world of...

Norway mulls new Afghan strategy

Defense Minister Grete Faremo, mourning the loss of four Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan this week, is pondering a new strategy that could spread Norwegian...

‘They were among the finest we have’

Norwegian military officials have released the names of the four soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Sunday. Defense Minister Grete Faremo,...

Norway staying in Afghanistan

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg went on national TV Monday morning to mourn the deaths of four Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan, but also to renew...
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