Tag: politics

Finance minister rides out the storm

Siv Jensen has just broken Norway's record for being the longest-serving finance minister since World War II. That's in sharp contrast to the high...

Progress Party veteran returns

Prime Minister Erna Solberg didn't wait for King Harald to come home from a state visit to Chile this week to formally appoint Jøran...

NRK license fees to be replaced

Norway's longtime means of financing state broadcaster NRK through mandatory licensing fees will be phased out as of January 1. A new funding program...

Justice minister decides to resign

UPDATED: Norwegian Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara felt compelled to resign his top government post on Thursday, after the country's police intelligence agency PST...

Child welfare payments rise

For the first time in 23 years, parents of children up to the age of 16 will get a raise in the monthly welfare...

Norway likely to drop standard time

The Norwegian government will more than likely follow the European Union's decision on Tuesday to stop alternating between standard- and daylight savings time. Trade...

Union donor wants Center on the left

Norway's large trade union federation Fagforbundet doesn't want the Center Party to "flirt" with parties on the non-socialist side of Norwegian politics. Since it's...

Climate criticism hits Center Party

One deputy leader of the Center Party with a stake in the oil business wants Norway to pump up as much oil and gas...

Defense minister heads into battle

"I'm a peaceful guy," Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen told foreign corespondents in Oslo on Monday. As he headed into the government's first major...

Theater drama turned political

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's biggest political drama in years has a high-powered cast of characters, but started last fall on the stage of a small...
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