Tag: politics

Suspected Norwegian spy may be sent to Siberia

Not even the defense attorney for former Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg thinks Berg will be acquitted on the espionage charges he faces in...

Labour ‘relieves’ Giske of his duties

The Norwegian Labour Party's New Year is beginning where the old one ended, in crisis. Even before Labour bosses gathered for an emergency meeting...

‘Pragmatic’ Solberg welcomes change

Prime Minister Erna Solberg used her annual, nationally televised New Year's address Monday evening to signal more change and government reforms ahead, urging Norwegians...

Year ended with upbeat statistics

The Christmas and New Year holidays are supposed to be a time for thoughtful assessments of the year that's passed and the one that's...

Norwegians back their deal with EU

Norwegians still don't want to join the European Union (EU), but there's little if any desire among them to scrap the trade deal they...

Solberg prepares to tackle Trump

UPDATED: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg intends to talk about the importance of free trade and efforts to reverse climate change when she meets...

Kirkenes rallies to ‘bring Frode home’

Christmas Eve services at the church in Norway's northern town of Kirkenes broke into unusual and spontaneous applause, when the pastor leading them called...

Norway may stop sending prisoners to the Netherlands

Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen announced just before the Christmas holidays that Norway's conservative government may let its agreement to lease cells at a prison...

Film star lobbies to protect Lofoten

Environmental activists in Norway were calling it "one of the greatest things that's ever happened:" Film star Leonardo DiCaprio has taken up their campaign...

Giske ‘sick,’ and his future in doubt

Trond Giske, long one of Norway's top politicians for the Labour Party, has gone on sick leave after finding the pressure of an emerging...
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