Tag: politics

‘Polet’ re-opens but under threat

Norway could mark its first long Easter holiday this weekend when its state monopoly of wine and liquor stores, Vinmonopolet, didn't stay closed all five days,...

Oslo plans to extend outdoor café hours

Oslo's nighthawks can soon drink alcohol at outdoor cafés in the midnight sun, and until 3am indoors, if the Labour Party-led city government gets its way....

Elder care under constant threat

Norway’s local municipal governments (kommuner) are charged with providing elder care and nursing home services, and many like Oslo have been imposing property tax...

Elderly drown their sorrows in drinks

As Norway enters what many refer to as its traditional stille uke (quiet week) tied to the Easter holidays, the week can be dangerously...

Erna’s government losing its majority

NEWS ANALYSIS: Just as Prime Minister Erna Solberg was flying off to Beijing to normalize relations with China this past week, she was met with...

Norway finally welcomed in China

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg landed in Beijing on Friday and launched what some were calling her government's ambitious four-day "fishing trip" to China....

Free trade deal tops Norway’s agenda

Norway's Trade Minister Monica Mæland arrived in Beijing a day ahead of her government colleagues, eager to start negotiating a new free trade agreement...

Government lures teachers to Northern Norway

An acute lack of teachers in Norway's three northernmost counties of Finnmark, Troms and Nordland has prompted the government to offer incentives in the form...

Islamic group fails to resolve conflict

The embattled leader of the Islamic Council of Norway failed this week to address the concerns of the government minister responsible for the council's now-disputed...

Green light for new Fornebu metro line

After years of talk and little action, Norway's conservative state government formally gave a green light and proposed nearly NOK 15 billion in state...
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