Tag: politics

Norway won’t give up on Venezuela

The parties involved failed to reach any agreement, but Norway's foreign ministry isn't giving up efforts to resolve the political, social and economic crisis...

Justice minister had an illegal au pair

News broke in Oslo late Wednesday afternoon that presented an ultimate irony: An au pair living in the home of Norway's new justice minister from...

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...
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