Tag: politics

Optimism returns to ‘all’ of Norway

Finans Norge, Norway's national trade association for the banking and finance industry, released a survey on Tuesday showing that economic optimism has now returned...

Vandals tear down party’s election booth

An election booth run by the right-wing political party Demokratene in Oslo was vandalized and all but torn down during the weekend. It's the...

NRK upset by flap over anchor’s hijab

Norway's state broadcasting company NRK has received more than 3,000 complaints over an upcoming new TV program, tied to the parliamentary election in September, that allows...

‘No increase’ in terror threat

Neither immigration nor the recent spate of terrorist attacks around Europe has raised the threat of an attack in Norway, claim both government and police...

High costs emerge in oil drilling debate

If Norway went along with calls from climate experts and its own Greens Party to halt all new oil exploration, the country would likely still...

Right-wing extremism rings new alarms

Recent displays of right-wing extremism in Norway are raising concerns within the government, the police and among ordinary citizens from Kristiansand to Mjøndalen. Prime...

SIAN group ordered to leave Arendal

A group called SIAN (Stopp Islamiseringen av Norge), wants to halt the influence they believe Muslims have on Norway, was ordered to leave the annual Arendalsuka gathering...

‘Arendalsuka’ draws crowds again

Politiians, bankers, bureaucrats, community- and business leaders have all gathered once again this week in the southern coastal town of Arendal, to disuss and...

Greens leaders get a new green light

Norway's Greens Party is suddenly riding a new wave of popularity and may even be able to influence whether Norway will wind up with a...

Foreign minister criticizes Trump

In a highly unusual move, Norway's foreign minister has publicly criticized the president of the United States, a country always referred to as Norway's most...
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