Tag: politics

Mayor harassed, ministers shocked

Norwegian leaders right up to the prime minister's office were shocked to hear this week about how opponents of road tolls (bompenger) in the Stavanger...

Supreme Court hears property tax case

A class action lawsuit against Oslo's property tax system, filed on behalf of 3,400 Oslo residents, made it into the Supreme Court this week....

Sun is shining on small leftist parties

NEWS ANALYSIS: The climate is good these days, in every sense of the word, for two of Norway's small parties that literally are blossoming....

Conflicts blow over windmill projects

The Norwegian government went to the dramatic extent on Monday of halting, at least temporarily, construction of a highly contested wind energy project on...

‘All of Norway was talking’

Or arguing, as the case may be. An event mounted by state broadcaster NRK and other local media matched Norwegians who vehemently disagreed with...

Venezuelan talks to resume in Oslo

Norway's foreign ministry announced during the weekend that it will host new talks aimed at resolving the conflicts that have turned Venezuela into what...

Kjøll wins athletics’ leadership struggle

Years of criticism over male-dominated leaders who spent lots of money on themselves culminated Sunday in an uproar at Norway's large and powerful national...

‘Prime Minister is not listening to us’

UPDATED: Thousands of Norwegian school students joined youth all over the world in cutting classes and demonstrating once again on Friday. Their latest school...

Heads roll at food safety authority

The head of Norway's state regulatory agency in charge of animal- and food safety (Mattilsynet) resigned Friday, in the midst of a rising scandal. Harald Gjein's...

Crown Prince backs climate strikes

Thousands of Norwegian school students were mounting demonstrations around the country again on Friday, to demand that politicians do more to stop climate change....
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