Tag: politics

Center Party wants to reverse sugar tax hike

Taxes on sugar and sugar products were boosted by 83 percent on January 1, and by 42.3 percent on soft drinks and other alcohol-free...

Storting’s leader refuses to resign

Olemic Thommessen, president of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting), ignored repeated calls for his resignation on Tuesday. In a formal response to the outcry over...

Rape accusation haunts oil minister

Norway's Oil & Energy Minister Terje Søviknes was back in the news this weekend, regarding an issue that has little to do with his...

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...
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