Tag: politics

NATO exercise starts off northern coast

Eight NATO countries will be conducting exercises in anti-submarine warfare off the coast of Troms and Nordland in Northern Norway over the next two...

Solberg prepares for a third term

Prime Minister Erna Solberg summed up the first half of this year by concentrating on policy victories but also admitting to defeats for the...

Political earthquake ‘shocks’ the capital

After sliding in the national public opinion polls for months, Norway's deeply troubled Labour Party is all but crashing in Oslo. It's the latest...

Finnmark’s fight repeats history

NEWS ANALYSIS: A fight over the future of Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark has hit fever pitch, with the local population battling a forced...

Joke about Sami backfires

A Sami member of the Conservative Party's youth organization Unge Høyre has resigned in protest over what he calls an offensive proposal at the...

Trøndelag merger strikes a chord

SEE THE VIDEO: At a time when tempers are flaring and conflicts abound over state-ordered county and municipal mergers, at least one has proceeded...

Iran’s nuclear chief talks peace in Oslo

He played a major role in the Iran nuclear agreement that Norway helped negotiate four years ago and now he's the country's vice president....

Norway faces own child refugee dispute

While Norwegian politicians joined international outrage over the US' incarceration of illegal immigrant children this week, they were faced with controversy of their own...

Jensen keeps mortgage rules strict

Finance Minister Siv Jensen has decided to extend some strict mortgage rules imposed last year on capital requirements and fewer tax breaks for investors....

‘Retired’ bishop rallies for peace

Gunnar Stålsett, the retired bishop of Oslo, spent much of his career championing peace and reconciliation, also as a member of the Norwegian Nobel...
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