Tag: politics

Campaign promises haunted Støre

Newly re-elected Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre landed in a heap of trouble, just days after his minority Labour government launched its state budget...

Norwegian leaders: Still a ‘long way’ to peace in the Middle East

Norwegian leaders were among those traveling to Egypt earlier this week to attend the signing of a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas. Prime...

Stoltenberg on the defense over his state budget proposal

Norway's Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg learned a lot about defense during his 10 years at NATO. That can come in handy over the next...

Parliament opens with royal tradition and proposed government reforms

Formalities, royal tradition and lots of historic rituals characterized the grand re-opening of the Norwegian Parliament on Saturday. It's starting its new session amidst...

Costs sink ship-tunnel project

After years of planning and millions of kroner worth of initial costs, the incumbent Norwegian government has now dropped an ambitious ship-tunnel project from...

Gaza ceasefire raises hopes

The Norwegian government joined others all over the world in expressing hope that the new ceasefire worked out between Israel and the Palestinian organization...

Nobel Committee fends off pressure

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has had to fend off more pressure than usual this year from an unlikely source: the president of...

Stoltenberg’s reflections on his NATO years become an instant bestseller

It's only been out for a week, but strong demand for Jens Stoltenberg's new book about his 10 years leading NATO has already prompted...

Norwegians guard themselves against high electricity rates

More than 700,000 Norwegians have already signed up for a new government program aimed at warding off electricity rate shocks this fall and winter,...

Støre launches changes and reform

Norway's newly re-elected Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has made some changes in his ministerial line-up and signaled looming reforms after last week's Parliamentary...
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