Tag: politics

US pipeline opponents back in Oslo

A group of North American women representing the indigenous groups fighting construction of disputed pipeline projects in the US and Canada have been back...

Prime minister more popular than ever

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg seems to be even more popular now than when she effectively won re-election four weeks ago. That's not directly...

Oslo politicians defend tax windfall

The Labour Party-led city government in Oslo is flush with billions of extra tax kroner, not least because of the city's new Labour-imposed property...

‘Car Wars III,’ as Oslo strikes back

City politicians in Oslo launched their latest strike against motorists this week, part of their battle on three fronts to discourage driving. Commuters into...

Giske’s positioning shakes up Labour

One of the Norwegian Labour Party's two deputy leaders, Trond Giske, is widely viewed to have positioned himself as the new heir-apparent to Labour's...

It’s ‘official:’ Labour ‘was too unclear’

The Norwegian Labour Party released its official assessment on Monday of what went wrong in their parliamentary election campaign this year, after asking their...

Critics blast new government complex

A group of architects' winning plan to rebuild Norway's government complex in the center of Oslo became the target of immediate criticism this week,...

What happens now: Dealmaking begins

Norway's Parliament building (Stortinget) will be the scene of some very heavy post-election dealmaking over the next few months. Both the right- and left...

Hareide bows out, Solberg carries on

Knut Arild Hareide, leader of the Christian Democrats party, has left the fold of Prime Minister Erna Solberg's conservative government, but Solberg remained upbeat...

Solberg gathers potential partners

Prime Minister Erna Solberg  and Finance Minister Siv Jensen headed into a new round of talks on Wednesday with the leaders of Norway's two...
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