Tag: politics

Norwegian isolated in Moscow jail

Retired Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg continues to languish in a Moscow jail, after the 62-year-old resident of Kirkenes was arrested on espionage charges...

Drama surrounds the Labour Party

Norway's Labour Party was already in crisis when it became enveloped by even more drama this week: Its deputy leader and high-profile veteran Trond...

Giske apologizes for his behaviour

UPDATED: Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre issued a rare public rebuke to a party colleague on Thursday afternoon, stating in a press release...

Labour’s leader now put to a new test

"For (Labour Party leader) Jonas Gahr Støre, this is worse than losing the election," wrote one of Norway's leading political commentators, Kjetil B Alstadheim,...

Norway grants more funds to Poland

Norway's new government minister in charge of relations with the EU traveled to Warsaw on Wednesday, to formally hand over more development funds. Marit...

Scandal shakes up Oslo’s City Hall

Heads are rolling at Oslo's City Hall, after months of scandal along with a loss of voter support for the Labour Party that leads...

Oslo’s new bishop hails open church

It seemed only fitting that the new Bishop of Oslo would be ordained on the Sunday before Christmas. Kari Veiteberg, who's been called Norway's...

Norway drops effort to lead the OSCE

Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide is dropping one of the so-called "prestige projects" led by her predecessor Børge Brende. She doesn't want to...

Labour’s leader denies conflict

Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has been caught this week in a rising storm around his deputy and potential rival Trond Giske. Støre...

FM radio fans air pirate broadcasts

Norway officially switched over to DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) on a nationwide basis this week, but that doesn't mean FM radios are only full...
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