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Parliament reined in the government

The Norwegian Parliament refused to entirely go along with the government's request for emergency powers during the Corona virus crisis. In an unusual session...

Lawsuit can halt plans to tear down ‘Y-blokka’

Opponents of plans to tear down a low-rise concrete building in Norway's government complex, which was bombed by a right-wing extremist in 2011, have...

Government seeks emergency powers

Vowing that they won't be abused or exploited, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced on Wednesday that her government is pursuing its legal right to...

State rides to the Corona rescue

The usually quarreling parties in Parliament set aside political differences on Monday and got the government to further sweeten its economic crisis package for...

King Harald urges unity and confidence

"We're in this together, and together we'll get through what lies ahead," King Harald V declared in a surprise televised address to the nation...

Solberg launches huge crisis fund

Prime Minister Erna Solberg is now offering a Corona crisis fund worth at least NOK 100 billion (USD 10 billion), with half of it...

Two new ministers stride into crisis

NEWS ANALYSIS: Right in the middle of Norway's biggest crisis in years, Prime Minister Erna Solberg also had to formally name two new cabinet...

Norway shuts down to control Corona

Restaurants, cafés, bars, schools, day care centers and many companies all over Norway were being urged if not ordered to close or dramatically limit...

Defense minister out of quarantine

Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen was back in his office on Thursday, after test results proved he's not infected with the Corona virus. His...

Solberg faces new cabinet shake-up

Prime Minister Erna Solberg, already in search of a new fisheries minister, now needs a new education minister as well. In the midst of...
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