Tag: politics

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...

NATO boss ‘surprised’ by extended term

Jens Stoltenberg, the former Norwegian prime minister who became secretary general of NATO in 2014, said he was "surprised" but also "honoured" that his...

Listhaug sets off more controversy

Sylvi Listhaug, Norway's government minister in charge of immigration and integration, set off more debate this week after releasing the results of a study...

Norway poised for a new government

NEWS ANALYSIS: After weeks of discussions, Norway's Liberal Party is moving forward with efforts to join the country's conservative minority coalition government. The move...

Solberg calls Nobel ceremony ‘difficult’

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg braved the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Sunday, even trying to smile through speeches that accused Norway...

Peace Prize put a squeeze on Norway

Nobel Peace Prize Day in Oslo dawned with clear and sunny skies on Sunday, but not everyone was celebrating. The Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision...

Nobel drama rolls behind the scenes

As traditional Nobel Peace Prize events unfold in Oslo this weekend and on Monday, an unprecedented political drama is still rolling around the make-up...

Hackers hit Norway over whale hunts

Norway has emerged as a top target of hackers and social activists known as "hacktivists." The reason: Norwegian whaling, which now is making a...
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