Tag: government

‘Posten’ delivers more bad news

The Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge), which continues to cut service despite posting strong financial results recently, is now poised to cut more staffing...

Heads shake over Crimea ‘nonsense’

The former leader of Norway's conservative Progress Party, Carl I Hagen, has never made a secret of how much he missed politics after retiring....

Norway falls in climate rankings

Norway's Climate and Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen was worried before he traveled to the UN's climate summit in Poland this week, and he had...

Raja’s back, but party still ‘sick’

The Liberal Party's arguably most charismatic politician, Abid Raja, has decided he's well enough again to return to work. Both he and the Liberals'...

Parliament approves dual citizenship

UPDATED: It was a big day for long-term expatriates in Norway and Norwegians who've moved abroad. After years of debate, a majority in Parliament...

Justice minister threatened

Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) is investigating threats lodged against Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara of the conservative Progress Party. Both his...

Solberg survives anti-terror critics

Prime Minister Erna Solberg avoided a lack of confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday over her government's failure to improve preparedness for a terrorist...

Schools urged to offer Christmas services

Norway's education ministry is urging all schools around the country to offer religious services to their students before the Christmas holidays, or an alternative...

Drama behind the state budget talks

They've mostly put on smiles for the cameras, but there's been so much drama and apparent conflict within the Liberal Party that its deputy...

Parties withhold own party spending

Members of Parliament were debating next year's use of the taxpayers' money on Monday, amidst revelations that several of their own political parties won't...
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