Tag: politics

Authorities raid grocery giants

Inspectors from Norway's competition authority (Konkurransetilsynet) raided major players in the country's high-priced grocery business on Tuesday. The goal was to uncover possible violations of...

Oil Fund under new political pressure

Norway's huge Oil Fund is often used as the country's politically correct investor abroad. Now several Norwegian politicians want to also use it as...

Labour calls for new electric car tax

Norway has long promoted the sale of electric cars with lots of tax incentives. Now the Labour Party thinks wealthy buyers who've latched on...

NAV scandal hits EØS expats hard

Expatriate workers in Norway who come from EU and European Economic Area (EØS) countries have also been hit hard by Norwegian welfare agency NAV's...

NAV’s welfare scandal expands

More than a thousand potential claims have already rolled into Norway's embattled state welfare agency NAV, while state legal experts believe the actual number...

State won’t reel in fish-farming tax

A Norwegian professor hooked a new proposal this week to more heavily tax the country's highly lucrative fish-farming operations. Norway's conservative government and a...

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...

Krekar fights extradition

After nearly 30 years of lashing out at Norwegian society and espousing conservative Islam, Norway's most unwelcome refugee keeps fighting to remain in Norway....
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