Tag: politics

Conservative wave rolls over Norway

As Norway’s struggling left-center government braces for a new conservative Trump presidency in the US, it also faces a new reality at home. A...

Elected Sami politician under arrest

A member of Norway's Sami Parliament (Sametinget) resigned his post this week as a member of its government, after he was taken into police custody...

Stoltenberg settles nerves over NATO

Norway's own Jens Stoltenberg, the former highly acclaimed NATO boss, went on national TV in his homeland Wednesday night and reassured Norwegians nervous over...

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....
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