Tag: politics

Debate rises over Russian defense

NEWS ANALYSIS: A new report from the Norwegian defense department's own research institute highlights four reasons why Russia has become more dangerous for Norway,...

Authorities halted hack against NUPI

Norway's foreign policy institute known as NUPI was the target of a hacking attempt this autumn that was halted by state authorities. The attack...

Fight goes on over defense compromise

A day after Parliament finally agreed on a new defense program for Norway, two MPs from the otherwise allied Labour and Center parties kept...

Bottle deposit to double next year

Norway's standard bottle deposit of one krone, paid on purchase and refunded upon return of the bottle to recycling machines, is set to double...

Lobbyists target new cut-rate hair-cutter

Lobbying forces led by Norway's national employers' organization NHO are promoting new regulations that could snarl the business plan of the cut-rate hair-cutting chain...

Labour sinks into a post-election ‘crisis’

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian Labour Party and especially its embattled leader, Jonas Gahr Støre, have been clobbered by yet another rash of terrible poll...

New foreign minister gets down to work

Ine Eriksen Søreide, who succeeded Børge Brende as Norway's new foreign minister last month, has been busy settling into her new job and made...

Bishop also a victim of harassment

One of Norway's 12 bishops in The Norwegian Church has gone public with how she's been sexually harassed over the years and been sent...

Budget agreement saves government

UPDATED: Norway's conservative minority government coalition won support for its state budget proposal from the two other non-socialist parties in Parliament late Wednesday. The...

Politicians shamed into closing garage

Unpopular politicians at Oslo's City Hall have been removing or taxing street parking while having access to free parking themselves at City Hall's own...
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