Tag: politics

Hydro now denies polluting in Brazil

Large Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hydro lashed back at its critics on Monday with two new reports claiming that it was not responsible for...

Settlement averts massive strike

There was a collective sigh of relief in Norway on Sunday, after the country's employers' organization NHO and two of its largest trade union...

Labour talks extended into overtime

Mediation to avoid a massive strike in Norway extended well into overtime on Sunday, postponing a walkout of roughly 35,000 employees in the private...

Listhaug crucifixion painting resurrected

UPDATED: Controversial street art depicting Norway's former justice minister Sylvi Listhaug hanging from a cross has undergone a reawakening. It had first been tagged,...

Solberg blasts Trump’s trade war

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg hurled unusual criticism on Friday at the country she normally calls "our biggest ally," the US, while speaking before...

Conservatives ban the ‘nachspiel’

Norway's Conservative Party is holding its annual national meeting (landsmøte) this weekend, without one potentially troublesome feature: the notorious nachspiel. They're the late-night parties-after-the-party,...

Tesla recall can hit 11,000 Norwegians

Norway has long been one of the biggest markets for Tesla luxury electric cars, meaning that as many as 11,000 Norwegians are now finding...

‘No hiding’ from Trump’s trade war

Norwegian analysts and industrial players are among those claiming that US President Donald Trump's trade war with China can have grave consequences for Norway's...

Hydro’s trouble deepens in Brazil

Large industrial firm Norsk Hydro hadn't yet received the legal documents, but faces having to defend itself in a civil lawsuit over its alleged...

Frp ‘wonderboy’ is new justice minister

UPDATED: Tor Mikkel Wara, a former liberal star within Norway's conservative Progress Party, has made a major political comeback. Prime Minister Erna Solberg presented...
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