Tag: politics

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...

Labour admits to ‘frustrating’ months

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre had to face an assembled press corps on Tuesday to deliver the traditional mid-year status...

Oil minister avoids new rape probe

A state prosecutor has decided not to re-open an investigation of 18-year-old rape charges against Norwegian Oil Minister Terje Søviknes of the conservative Progress...

Peace brokers gather in Oslo again

Some of the the world's worst wars and crises were being discussed behind closed doors in Oslo this week, as peace brokers, diplomats and...

US troop build-up raises tensions

Norwegian politicians from the ruling Conservative Party are offering different versions of why the US is suddenly using a base in Northern Norway for...

Justice minister wants to re-arm police

UPDATED: Norway's new justice minister, Tor Mikkel Wara of the Progress Party, is seeking permanent permission from Parliament to allow some police officers to...

Accused spy’s appeal rejected

There was no joy for retired Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg in Moscow on Thursday, even as the city otherwise filled with enthusiastic football...

Unrest plagues schools in Oslo

The looming summer holidays probably can't come soon enough for teachers and city officials in the Oslo school system. After months of conflicts over...
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