Tag: politics

‘United front’ as budget talks begin

After weeks of political turmoil and even speculation that her government might fall, Prime Minister Erna Solberg pulled her troops together once again on...

Newspaper scolded over Giske coverage

One of Norway's largest national newspapers, VG, was declared guilty Wednesday on five counts of breaking ethical standards set by the National Press Federation...

State fights hate against Muslims

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has moved forward with plans to tackle expressions of hatred against Muslims in Norway. Four of her government ministers launched...

Minister keen to curb foreign tour buses

It may take time, says Transport Minister Jon Georg Dale of the conservative Progress Party, but he's keen to regulate foreign tour buses more...

Equinor’s windmills stir more debate

The Norwegian government's decision to fund half if not all of a huge offshore wind power project for state oil company Equinor is stirring...

Iran won’t welcome Norway to Hormuz

A "substantial and constructive discussion" last week with Iran's foreign minister still hasn't led to any decision on whether Norway will join a US-led...

Brazilian free trade deal ignites fury

The timing could hardly have been worse, or even more internationally and politically embarrassing for the Norwegian government: As fires raged in the Amazon,...

Solberg wards off government crisis

Prime Minister Erna Solberg finally got her three government coalition partners to agree late Friday night on a new compromise for financing transport improvements....

Rescue ship finally gets migrant aid

Another migrant drama in the Mediterranean finally ended on Friday, when Malta agreed to transfer 356 people rescued at sea by Norwegian ship Ocean...

Solheim leaves SV for the Greens

Norway's Greens Party doesn't seem to mind that Erik Solheim, their newest high-profile member, lost his job as head of the UN's environmental program...
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