Tag: politics

Government talks ‘nice, constructive’

Leaders of the Christian Democrats don't want other Norwegians to have to work on Sundays, but both they and Prime Minister Erna Solberg were...

More heads may roll in the Oslo schools

Terje Moen, deputy leader of the Norwegian labour organization representing school employees, thinks more top city employees in charge of education in Oslo should...

Racism raises its ugly head

Norwegian media has been full of several cases lately of what many call blatant racism against politicians. One case even involved offensive statements made...

Defense officials shield frigate’s crew

Norway's Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen and Defense Chief Haakon Bruun-Hanssen have become the latest to protect and drum up public sympathy for the crew...

Solberg pressured on abortion issue

Prime Minister Erna Solberg may well wish she'd never offered to discuss aspects of Norway's abortion law with the Christian Democrats. Not only have...

GPS jamming raises more alarms

Police in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark are now issuing warnings that Russian jamming of GPS signals can threaten security and emergency preparedness in...

Oslo schools chief quits under pressure

UPDATED: Astrid Søgnen, director of education for the City of Oslo, has finally agreed to resign her powerful post after more than a year...

New state budget talks underway

The embattled Christian Democrats are carrying on their crusade for more influence. Now they've launched into state budget negotiations with the government parties that...

Islamist denies sending threats

Norwegian Islamist Mohyeldeen Mohammad finally showed up in an Oslo Court on Tuesday, after being arrested once again for failing to appear in a...

Leaders fear history can repeat itself

No less than three Norwegian prime ministers, past and present, were in Paris on Sunday to take part in the 100th anniversary of the...
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