Tag: politics

Conflict swirls at Innovation Norway

The board leader of Norway's publicly funded business development organization Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway) has abruptly resigned in protest. Per Otto Dyb quit last...

Questions fly over secret surveillance

Members of Parliament were demanding answers on Friday after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported on the existence of a top secret satellite base, set up...

Commuters win apology for chaos

"We're very sorry," the chief executive of Norway's state railway NSB claimed after he was called into the office of Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen...

Pressure grows on entire Parliament

The embattled president of the Norwegian Parliament continued to fight for his position and reputation on Wednesday, but he's not the only one under...

Macron welcomed Solberg in Paris

Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this week and appreciated his warm welcome. Calls have gone out for Norway...

Majority supports fur industry phase-out

A new survey shows that a majority of Norwegians support the conservative government's recent decision to phase out the fur industry. The survey was...

Transport minister meets ‘train wreck’

Ketil Solvik-Olsen has long been one of the conservative government's most popular ministers, but he's suddenly meeting the proverbial train wreck. Not only does...

Many flunk citizenship test

Fully a third of all immigrants in Norway who apply for citizenship flunk the required test. Around 6,000 people took the test last year,...

Call issued to end a ‘barbaric’ hunt

Wolverine pups that haven't even seen the light of day are routinely pulled out of their mothers' winter dens and shot by Norwegian wildlife...

Dutch jail lease deal terminated

The Norwegian government is ending its agreement to lease jail space for Norwegian prisoners in the Netherlands. Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug claims there's no...
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