Tag: politics

Solberg secures the EU’s trade support

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is in the midst of one of her busiest and arguably most important weeks ever. After securing support from...

MPs finally made it to Moscow

Relations between Russia and Norway haven't been their best lately, leading to the controversial cancellation of a parliamentary delegation last year, when one of...

Retirees revolt against the state

The leader of the organization representing retired Norwegians is fed up with how they're losing purchasing power year after year. Jan Davidsen, a former...

First shots fired in Trump’s trade war

Norway’s foreign minister is worried, shares in Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro slumped heading into the weekend, and NATO allies are feeling both insulted...

‘MeToo’ complaints still haunt parties

Several of Norway's political parties are still tackling complaints filed in the wake of last winter's international "MeToo" campaign against sexual harassment. The Conservatives...

State auditor in trouble again

Norway's state auditor general, the veteran Conservative politician Per-Kristian Foss, has once again become the target of complaints over his allegedly rough management style....

Labour’s party spoiled again

Bad feelings continue to swirl within Norway's troubled Labour Party and around its former deputy leader Trond Giske. Many think Giske, charged with multiple...

Norwegians think their culture is best

Just two weeks after Norway's annual display of enthusiastic patriotism comes news that a majority of Norwegians think their own culture is better than...

State starts urging crisis preparation

Severe storms and greater potential for other calamities are prompting new campaigns that will urge Norwegians to be better prepared for a crisis. Everyone...

EU support rises, but not in Norway

Fully 60 percent of citizens in the European Union (EU) think their various homelands' membership in the EU is "a good thing," according to...
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