Tag: politics

Norway braces for Trump, again

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was quick to congratulate Donald Trump on Wednesday, even before the final vote in the US...

Security boosted around top politician

Abid Raja has long been an outspoken, controversial but popular politician for Norway's Liberal Party (Venstre). Now he's under special protection by Norway's domestic...

Drama grips Norway’s National Theater

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway is widely viewed as one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its leaders often neglect national treasures. It took...

More school closures loom

Teenagers' tears and strong local protests didn't stop a majority of Innlandet county politicians from deciding on Wednesday to shut down six schools and...

Local mayor declares ‘war’ on his county’s proposed school closures

Norway's generally polite political system was up in arms this week, after the mayor of the small and historic mountain town of Lom literally...

Government accused of ‘budget bluff’

The fallout continues after Norway's finance minister, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, formally presented the government's state budget proposal for next year. He and Labour Prime...

Security heightened nationwide

Norway's police intelligence agency PST officially raised the country's threat level Tuesday afternoon because of an "uncertain situation" involving possible Israeli- and Jewish-related targets....

Defense wins big in new state budget, but chief still needs to cut costs

Norwegian Defense Chief Eirik Kristoffersen emerged as one of the biggest winners in state budget allocations on Monday, securing a hefty 21 percent increase...

Norway’s government in trouble ahead of next year’s election

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Labour-Center government, led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, is still struggling in public opinion polls as the new parliamentary years...

Royals in place as Parliament opened

PHOTO FEATURE: Norway's King Harald V was once again on the throne this week that's only used once a year, when the Norwegian Parliament...
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