Tag: politics

Trump worries Norway again

NEWS ANALYSIS: The resignation of US Defense Secretary James Mattis has set off deep concern and another wave of uncertainty in Norway, as it...

PST boss takes over state police

Benedicte Bjørnland has won praise for her leadership of Norway's police intelligence agency PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) during the past six years. Now Justice Minister...

Moroccan murders probed as terrorism

Prime Minister Erna Solberg condemned the murders of two young Norwegian and Danish women in Morocco earlier this week as a "brutal and meaningless...

Oslo prepares to protect its wolves

Oslo city officials are making moves to protect predators in the vast forests surrounding the Norwegian capital. Many residents have reacted positively to wolves...

Wolf hunt rules set off more howling

Climate and Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen came home from the UN climate meeting in Poland to immediately face howling from all sides, once again...

Climate debate will still flare in Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway nurtures an environmentally conscious image, but the country still has a long way to go in tackling its own climate challenges....

Climate agreement still ‘not enough’

Norway's climate and environment minister, Ola Elvestuen, admits that it was "difficult to find a balance" among the 196 countries that finally hammered out...

Sparks still flying over migration pact

Norway, as expected, formally supported the UN's new international pact to handle migration this week, but Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide still had to...

‘Posten’ delivers more bad news

The Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge), which continues to cut service despite posting strong financial results recently, is now poised to cut more staffing...

Shamed MP apologizes

Mazyar Keshvari of the conservative Progress Party was back at work in the Norwegian Parliament this week, two months after he went out on...
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