Tag: government

NAV scandal spoils prosecutor’s debut

Just as he took over his new high-ranking post as Norway's state prosecutor, Jørn Sigurd Maurud had to declare a conflict of interest. He...

Government sorry for welfare scandal

Expectations were high when Norway's government minister in charge of labour and social welfare strode to the podium in Parliament Tuesday morning. Anniken Hauglie...

NAV scandal linked to EØS ignorance

As Norway wrestles with its biggest welfare scandal ever, legal experts claim that the real scandal extends far beyond state welfare agency NAV. They...

Welfare scandal shakes a nation

NEWS ANALYSIS: It didn't take Norwegian media outlets long to find and interview real victims of an unprecedented scandal that's still unfolding at Norway's...

Thunberg shames Norwegian leaders

Young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg shamed Norwegian and other Nordic leaders once again on Tuesday when she refused to accept the Nordic Council's...

Liberals lose their climate credibility

Veteran environmentalist Frederic Hauge has joined the ranks of those giving up on Norway's embattled Liberal Party. He and fellow activist Gaute Eiterjord claim...

Welfare recipients wrongly convicted

Norway's state welfare agency NAV has erred in its intepretation of how welfare payments can be received while residing abroad. Nearly 40 people have...

Oil Fund milestone fuels rare praise

Even critical Norwegian newspapers had praise for Norwegian politicians over the weekend, after the country's enormous Oil Fund broke yet another record. "Congratulations!" editorialized...

Problems plague Progress Party

NEWS ANALYSIS: The conviction and jail term handed to one of its Members of Parliament on Friday is just the lastest in a long...

Protests washed over ‘Our Ocean’ show

NEWS ANALYSIS: After years of earning billions off its own offshore oil, gas, seafood and shipping industries, the Norwegian government hosted a heavily promoted...
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