Tag: politics

Conservative side scores new majority

Norway's four non-socialist parties, which have kept Prime Minister Erna Solberg's conservative government in power the past four years, could head into this weekend's campaigning with a...

New Brexit anxiety as talks resumed

UPDATED: Speculation was running high this week over a third round of Brexit talks that got underway amidst concerns of a reported deadlock. Norwegian officials...

Billions to be invested in hospitals

It's election campaign season in Norway, meaning the government is suddenly announcing some major new spending projects. Opposition parties are promising the same, and this...

Sylvi’s new storm can block Progress

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's outspoken immigration minister, Sylvi Listhaug of the Progress Party, has long been accused of stirring up controversy at home. Now she's succeeded...

Labour mobilizes to stem its slide

Around 65,000 households in Oslo's east-side district of Groruddalen alone can expect Labour Party promoters to knock on their doors over the next week. The...

Tempers rose in ‘Støre vs Solberg’

It was called the year's biggest and toughest job interview in Norway: Prime Minister Erna Solberg of the Conservatives and her challenger Jonas Gahr...

Swedish minister fends off Listhaug

Sweden's government minister in charge of immigration abruptly cancelled a planned visit from her controversial Norwegian counterpart Sylvi Listhaug on Tuesday. Heléne Fritzon of the...

Labour, Center ‘need more humility’

Norway's race towards the parliamentary election is running so close that there are as many as 10 different options being floated to form a new...

Free trade talks resume with China

Negotiations finally started up again last week on a free trade agreement between Norway and China, but Norwegian salmon exporters are getting impatient. As...

Government saves a scenic waterway

Advocates of the environment and great outdoors could finally celebrate a victory over the Norwegian government on Monday, when Prime Minister Erna Solberg and...
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