Tag: politics

‘Team Erna’ takes aim at re-election

Prime Minister Erna Solberg gathered her party faithful on Thursday for the Conservatives' last annual national meeting before the next national election in September. Solberg...

Voter uncertainty reflected in the polls

One of the biggest problems for Norwegian voters heading into the upcoming national election is that no one knows for sure what a new government...

Biofuel may backfire as a budget bluff

Plans by the Norwegian government to mandate usage of much more biofuel, as another so-called "green" measure that helped secure last year's state budget compromise,...

Oslo gears up to tax fuelled vehicles

Oslo’s Labour Party-led city government is continuing its campaign to make driving as difficult and expensive as possible within the city limits of Norway’s...

Wolves stable in numbers, attack fewer sheep

New statistics from Rovdata, which tracks Norway’s wolf population, indicate there are now between 84 and 91 wolves in the country and roaming back...

Norway boosts its relevance for Trump

NEWS ANALYSIS: Foreign Minister Børge Brende recapped his visit to Washington DC last week with some of the typical diplomatic rhetoric that stressed, for...

Commission urges free day care

A government-appointed commission is urging some major changes in how Norway helps its families with small children. The commission is urging free day care for all...

Listhaug fends off attack on her cross

Sylvi Listhaug, Norway's government minister in charge of immigration and asylum issues, is off on maternity leave but that hasn't exempted her from more controversy....

Property tax revolt starts to spread

It's not just Oslo's city government that's been sending out shockingly high property tax bills recently. Many Norwegians living in small communities from north to south have...

Norway helps offset Trump’s abortion cuts

Both a Norwegian government minister and the leader of a Parliamentary committee were in Brussels this week to take part in a conference that attracted 40...
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