Tag: politics

‘Norway Creates Jobs in the US’

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende flew to Washington DC this past week with a bold and unusual message for the new US Trump Administration and...

Last respects for Kaci Kullmann Five

She was a pioneering politician in Norway and ended her career by leading the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Tributes poured in once again this week...

Norway’s Oil Fund just keeps growing

Analysts and politicians weren't expecting much, but Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund known as the Oil Fund logged a good year last year. It...

Foreign minister back in the USA

Foreign Minister Børge Brende headed for the US this week, not least to forge new ties and meet more formally with the new US Secretary of State Rex...

Property tax bills skyrocket in Oslo

Tens of thousands of Oslo residents have been finding some shocking notices in both their electronic and conventional mailboxes during the past few days....

Jobs moving out of Oslo, and Norway

Hundreds of public-sector jobs look set to be intentionally moved from the Norwegian capital of Oslo to other locations around the country, and, in the private...

Government hangs on in latest poll

Norway's minority government coalition has gained some voter support, according to the most recent public opinion poll released on Thursday. It's under heavy pressure,...

WWF moves to halt a new wolf hunt

The Norwegian government, under heavy pressure from ranchers, hunters and others who feel threatened by wolves, is now seeking a quick change in the law that...

Avalanche forced delay in orchid delivery

Norway's agriculture minister, Jon Georg Dale, had to cancel a trip to Svalbard with a delegation from Myanmar this week because of the "uncertain...

Tempers flare over Norway’s new map

Norway's conservative, reform-minded government has won support in Parliament to merge a wide range of local governments and counties as part of regional reform that will...
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