Tag: politics

Norway grateful for Lithuania’s help

Amidst all the Norwegian media hype over Russia's release of convicted spy Frode Berg, Norway's government has stressed what it called the "crucial" assistance...

‘A scandal of huge proportions’

"I've been convicted of espionage, but I'm no spy," declared Frode Berg at the outset of his lengthy press conference in Oslo Tuesday evening....

Child welfare scolded again

Norway's often-criticized child welfare practice has been scolded again, this time in a case in which state welfare agency Barnevernet had taken an infant...

New teaching plan hits digital divide

Even one of the Norwegian newspapers that's most critical of the country's conservative government had high marks for the new teaching plans and curriculum...

Parliament probes spy’s recruitment

The Norwegian Parliament's special commission charged with monitoring the country's intelligence agencies has confirmed that it will investigate how convicted spy Frode Berg was...

Norwegian spy heads into the cold

UPDATED: Frode Berg, the former Norwegian border inspector in Kirkenes who ended up being convicted of spying for Norway in Russia, was pardoned as...

Supreme Court rejects former politician’s appeal

Norway's Supreme Court won't be hearing an appeal filed by Svein Ludvigsen, the retired top politician for the Conservative Party who was convicted for...

Poll shows a ‘new political reality’

NEWS ANALYSIS: "Prime Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum? Get used to the thought." That was just one political commentator's response after results of a new...

Grocery shoppers ‘cheated for years’

Norway's largest and most powerful grocery store owner, NorgesGruppen, has been able to pay suppliers as much as 15 percent less than its rivals...

Norway rolls up the welcome mat

New studies show that a solid majority of Norwegians are fed up with mass tourism and want to impose more taxes on tourists, especially...
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