Tag: politics

Norway goes wrong way on NATO goal

Norway generally gets good marks for its NATO participation, but new statistics show its defense spending is not on course towards the defense alliance's...

Police reform sets off more unrest

There's rumbling within the ranks of Norway's state police. Officers on patrol are setting off alarms over not just inadequate staffing but an actual...

Russians fire back at defense chief

Officials at the Russian Embassy in Oslo are none too pleased that Norway's defense chief, Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, thinks Russia is getting "far more...

Solberg defends solidarity with EU

Prime Minister Erna Solberg all but dismisses the prospect that her government coalition with the Progress Party will collapse over disagreement on Norway joining...

Norway keeps an eye on the Balkans

While many of her Norwegian colleagues were taking off on summer holidays this week, Prime Minister Erna Solberg headed off an official visit to...

Dog-training preps minister for NATO

Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen took some time to oversee a military dog-training course before his first NATO summit next week. It can come...

Russia worries defense chief most

The chief of Norway's armed forces, Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, made it clear on Thursday that "developments in Russia" worry him the most when it...

Mountain town is ‘best in Norway’

International publications and the UN have long ranked Norway as among the best countries in the world in which to live. A Norwegian news...

‘Positive’ attitudes for more refugees

A majority of Norwegians are not opposed to taking in at least as many refugees as Norway already does, according to a new survey....

Trump sends NATO ‘threat’ to Solberg

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in which he asks Norway once again to boost defense...
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