Tag: politics

Drama behind the state budget talks

They've mostly put on smiles for the cameras, but there's been so much drama and apparent conflict within the Liberal Party that its deputy...

Parties withhold own party spending

Members of Parliament were debating next year's use of the taxpayers' money on Monday, amidst revelations that several of their own political parties won't...

Norwegian spy ‘cast to the wolves’

Frode Berg, the Norwegian charged with espionage in Russia, was ordered held in a Moscow jail for another two months on Friday. His wife...

Minister gets tough on grocery chains

The Norwegian government is finally cracking down on grocery retailers and wholesalers who dominate the market and thus, it's believed, limit competition. Torbjørn Røe...

Seafood sellers wouldn’t shirk Saudis

Norway has officially banned arms sales to Saudi Arabia, following the recent horrific murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,...

Norway boosts aid to Afghanistan

The Norwegian government is boosting its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by NOK 48 million this year, because of drought and conflict."The humanitarian situation in...

Indictment reveals refugees at risk

A shocking indictment that charges a former top Norwegian official with abusing his role to obtain sexual favours from asylum seekers is prompting urgent...

Ousted Solheim fires back at UN

Erik Solheim was back home in Oslo last weekend, and vigorously trying to defend himself after having to resign as head of the United...

Former minister under indictment

A former Member of Parliament and government minister for the Conservative Party, who later became a county governor in Northern Norway, has been indicted...

UN migration pact sets off brawls

Police in Oslo had to deal with street brawls during the weekend, following what turned into a violent demonstration against the UN's proposed Global...
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