Tag: government
Støre calls Israel’s war ‘unacceptable’
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre sharply increased his criticism of Israel's warfare in Gaza on Saturday, calling it "totally unacceptable." He claims Gaza...
Norway keen to end the war in Gaza
The Norwegian government hosted foreign ministers from the Middle East, the Nordic- and Benelux countries in Oslo on Friday, in its latest attempt to...
Zelensky finds friends and funds in Oslo
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has faced some disappointment from once-ardent allies lately, but got a fresh boost of needed support when he landed in...
Security scandal shakes Norway
The leader of Norway's national security authority NSM has already quit, and now the future of the country's justice minister is in question after...
Norway renews rainforest support in the Amazon
Norwegian officials confimed a new donation equivalent to USD 50 million (more than NOK 500 million) to help Brazil reduce deforestation in the Amazon....
SV wants to reimpose inheritance tax
Norway's Socialist Left Party (SV) claims the rich keep getting richer in Norway, often because of inherited assets. That's prompting SV to propose reinstatement...
Deep sea mining swamps protesters
The Norwegian government is defying its own environmental directorate and activists once again, by rolling out plans to move forward with highly controversial deep...
Norway tries to rein in tax refugees
Norway's left-center government is taking new steps to try to keep wealthy taxpayers from moving their fortunes abroad. Stricter rules are aimed at prohibiting...
Norway’s state budget ‘irresponsible’
Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum is being accused of locking the country into an "irresponsible" boost in public spending, after his minority Labour-Center...
‘War profits’ on gas fuel new debate
Norway earned record profits on gas sales last year, after the price of both gas and oil were pumped up by Russia's war on...
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