Tag: politics

Listhaug ready to succeed Sandberg

The conservative Progress Party's Sylvi Listhaug had to resign as a government minister last spring, and was uncharacteristically quiet when her party fellow Per...

Convicted psychiatrist’s cases reviewed

The government ministry in charge of children's and equality issues is "evaluating" whether there's reason to further review child protection cases that involved a...

‘Regional reform needs a re-start’

Efforts to merge Norway's counties, to make them bigger and better able to deliver more public services, have stranded in Finnmark and Troms. A...

Wolf supporters join meat boycott

The ongoing battle between those trying to preserve Norway's wolf population and farmers wanting to preserve free-grazing traditions for their sheep and lambs has...

PST’s boss calls minister ‘careless’

The head of Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) said on Wednesday that investigators may not be able to determine whether former government...

Lofoten ‘saved’ from oil, for now

The scenic and highly popular coastal areas around Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja in Northern Norway will likely be spared from controversial oil exploration and...

‘Circus Sandberg’ clouded debate

Norway's first nationally televised political party leader debate of the season was utterly overshadowed Tuesday night by the ongoing storm stirred up by former...

Security issues hit Solberg’s coalition

NEWS ANALYSIS: The past few week's political storm over errant government minister Per Sandberg was supposed to die down on Tuesday, but was leaving...

Political battles move to Arendal

The usually peaceful coastal town of Arendal in Southern Norway was once again becoming the scene of lively debate this week, as thousands of...

Progress veteran replaces Sandberg

UPDATED: Harald Tom Nesvik, a Progress Party veteran with 20 years of experience in Parliament, was officially appointed by King Harald V on Monday...
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