Tag: politics

State budget’s everyday effects

Details of the government's state budget proposal this week will have an effect on the everyday lives of most Norwegians if they win majority...

NATO exercise grows in size and scope

Another 6,000 US soldiers will be joining the huge NATO exercise that formally gets underway in Norway later this month. They'll be arriving on...

Giant skyscraper plan meets fury

Local opposition is strong to wealthy Norwegian industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke's plans to build a skyscraper at Fornebu in Bærum, west of Oslo. Residents...

Moment of silence after MP’s death

All Members of Parliament and others in the elaborate chamber stood silently at the opening of Monday's session, in tribute to a fellow MP...

State budget aims for political appeal

Finance Minister Siv Jensen presented the conservative Norwegian government coalition's state budget proposal on Monday that seems to offer something for everyone. While Jensen...

Tiny, divided party plays a huge role

The once-cheerful Christian Democrats may well be praying for salvation these days. With an average of just 3.5 percent of the vote in the...

Solberg tackles a tougher opposition

NEWS ANALYSIS: Members of Parliament launched into a tough post-opening debate this week, with the opposition intent on bringing down Conservative Prime Minister Erna...

Royals are finally invited to China

The Chinese government kept Norwegian officials in suspense, but have finally followed through on a promised invitation to King Harald and Queen Sonja. The...

Russians call spy charges ‘extortion’

Russian officials reacted angrily once again on Thursday after a court in Oslo agreed to hold a Russian man charged with spying in custody...

Norway hails man who modernized it

Kåre Willoch was being called both a "unique national phenomenon" and "the father of the modern Norway" when he turned 90 on Wednesday. His...
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