Tag: politics

Street artist paints Listhaug as martyr

UPDATED: Bergen residents woke up on the last day of Norway's long Easter holiday on Monday to a new work of street art. It...

Russia expels a Norwegian diplomat

Russian authorities expelled a Norwegian diplomat on Friday who'd been working at the Norwegian Embassy in Moscow. Russia's foreign ministry also called in Norway's...

More debate urged over foreign policy

Complaints have arisen that Norway's foreign- and defense policy run on "auto-pilot," subject to very little public input or debate. Critics are responding by...

Russian ‘freeze’ worries Solberg

Prime Minister Erna Solberg admits the diplomatic situation has worsened after Norway and several other countries expelled Russian diplomats this week. Solberg, who didn't...

Norway expels Russian diplomat

UPDATED: Norway's foreign ministry decided on Monday to expel a Russian diplomat who reportedly was an intelligence officer based at Russia's Embassy in Oslo....

Listhaug exposed right-wing threat

NEWS ANALYSIS: Deposed Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug's recent political assault on the Norwegian Labour Party continues to resonate, because of how it exposed threats...

Norway caught in Trump’s trade war

Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide disclosed on Friday that the US Trump Administration has not exempted Norway from its harsh new tariffs on steel...

Norway to join the EU’s energy union

Norway maintained its track record of never invoking its right to veto EU initiatives when a large majority in Parliament voted on Thursday to...

Statoil’s new name pumps up critics

"No, no, no Statoil" bellowed the headline on one of the many responses in Norwegian media this week to the Norwegian oil company's proposal...

Parliament scolds finance minister

Norway's deposed justice minister wasn't the only top politician in trouble this week. Her Progress Party boss, Finance Minister Siv Jensen, also faced official...
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