Tag: politics

Government launches a war on crime

Norway's Labour-Center government has launched a war on crime, after what it calls a "brutal" summer marked by stabbings, shootings and gang wars, much...

Mullah Krekar wants to ‘come home’ to Norway

The Norwegian defense attorney for Mullah Krekar, a former refugee who later faced multiple charges tied to terrorism, has launched a new effort to...

Stavanger mayor confirms her resignation

After a week of political drama in Norway's oil capital of Stavanger, its mayor from the Conservative Party has confirmed she's resigning after misuing...

Lots of questions for Støre in China

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has once again been accused of sending mixed signals, now regarding his official visit to China this week....

NATO chief visits on farewell tour

It will be nearly another month before Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, can finally move home again. He was back in Oslo this...

Politicians add to the ranks of Norwegians taking sick leave

The numbers of Norwegians out on sick leave have reached their highest level in 15 years, according to new numbers from state statistics bureau SSB....

Stavanger mayor resigns under a cloud

The Conservative Party's mayor in Stavanger, Sissel Knutsen Hegdal, has resigned after using party funds for her own personal use. The party has turned...

Government proposes new, more liberal abortion law

Norway's Labour-led government unveiled its proposal for what it called a "new, updated and wide-ranging abortion law" that's more in line with current practice...

Drama swirled behind the resignation of the Christian Democrats’ party leader

An intense power struggle is widely believed to be behind the sudden but not unexpected resignation late Thursday night of Olaug Bollestad, leader of...

Conservatives biggest as elite meet

Norway's conservative parties top a new public opinion poll released this week in the midst of the country's largest political and social gathering of...
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