Tag: politics

Profit plunge puts pressure on Posten

They tried to put the best possible spin on their results, even claiming that "we had a lot to celebrate in 2018" with some...

Finnmark mining protests underway

Government ministers arriving for the weekly Council of State at the Royal Palace on Friday were met by noisy and angry demonstrators, protesting their...

PST criticizes counterpart’s data storage request

Norway's state intelligence gathering agency PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjenesten) isn't supporting a request from its military and overseas counterpart E-tjenesten, that the latter be allowed...

Sparks fly over Finnmark mining

While local elected officials were celebrating with cake, protests poured in over the Conservative state government's decision on Thursday to finally allow mining operations...

China’s ambassador leaves in a storm

Wang Min, China's ambassador to Norway since 2016, is due to bid farewell King Harald V on Friday and leave the country, just after...

Giske may make a comeback

Trond Giske, the former top Labour Party politician toppled by sexual harassment charges against him, was disappointed the party won't take up his case...

Diplomatic dispute hits ‘Barnevernet’

A diplomatic dispute that's erupted between Norway and Poland is expected to force new debate over Norway's child protection agency (Barnevernet), which itself has...

Police release politician from custody

A Progress Party politician charged with raping a woman after the annual meeting of the party's Rogaland chapter earlier this month has been released...

Prime minister’s spouse fends off cancer

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her husband, Sindre Finnes, were on Norway's national newscasts Tuesday night, urging everyone watching to check any changes in...

Norway and Poland in diplomatic duel

Years of new and rising tension between Norway and Poland seemed to reach the boiling point this week, after Norway expelled Poland's consul and...
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