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Ex-minister’s actions ‘cynical, serious’

The conviction of a former government minister for the Conservative Party, on charges he abused his power to exploit vulnerable asylum seekers, can further...

Retired politician sentenced to jail

Svein Ludvigsen was one of Norway's most powerful politicians. Now a court in his native Troms has sentenced him to five years in prison...

Solberg slides into a summer slump

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg made a point of noting that her traditional mid-year press conference on Thursday was her first as leader...

Norway unlikely to meet NATO goals

It took a complaint from NATO's Norwegian chief Jens Stoltenberg to spur Norway's defense ministry into action this week. It finally announced a bigger...

Ministry confirms frigate scrapping

It's official: Norway's badly damaged frigate KNM Helge Ingstad won't be repaired. The defense ministry has finally determined that it will be better to...

Session ends amid uproar and pay hike

Norway's Parliament was closing for the summer on Friday, amid ongoing political uproar over road tolls and sagging public opinion polls. While formal debate...

Two East Barents wells come up dry

State-owned oil company Equinor is disappointed while climate activists are relieved: Norway's Petroleum Directorate has reported that a second well drilled by Equinor and...

Swedes win rights to major train lines

Norway's much-criticized state railway, recently ridiculed when it changed its name to Vy, has now lost the rights to run seven train lines including...

Frøya leaders give up windmill fight

Local leaders on the windswept island of Frøya in northwestern Norway have dropped their battle against construction of large windmills aimed at providing a...

‘Norway buys itself out of climate vow’

NEWS ANALYSIS: The timing was ironic at best: Norway's state-owned oil company Equinor announced a new oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea...
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