Tag: politics

Oslo blasted over its housing scandal

A new 600-page report by auditing firm Deloitte confirms what can only be described as the City of Oslo's utter lack of control over...

Government scolds Telenor’s CEO

"I had expected more of Telenor," exclaimed Linda Hofstad Helleland after the state-controlled company failed to retain its most senior female executive who has...

Dual citizenship still a few years away

Norway's conservative coalition government has decided to send a proposal to Parliament that would finally allow dual citizenship on a formal basis. It still...

Minister shift sets off power struggle

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg strode out of the Royal Palace in Oslo on Friday, to once again present three new ministers in...

Farmers secure more taxpayer aid

Norway's two major farmers' organizations have accepted a so-called "crisis package" for those hit hard by the summer drought that dried up fields and...

Two ministers leave the government

Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen confirmed on Thursday that he's steering a new course, and resigning after five years as one of the Progress Party's...

Solberg warns of tighter budgets

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was meeting with her ministers behind closed doors on Wednesday and Thursday, to put the final touches on their state...

Equinor hailed over wind power project

Norway's state oil and energy company Equinor was winning widespread and unusual praise on Wednesday from environmental organizations and politicians, after it announced plans...

Road toll tensions high in Stavanger

Tensions are so high over much higher road tolls in the Stavanger area that local authorities feel compelled to call in police, to provide...

Solberg hangs on to power, for now

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg showed at least some of the humility expected of her when she faced the Parliament's disciplinary committee Monday evening....
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