Tag: politics

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...

King turns 80 with 81 percent support

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's King Harald V was celebrating his 80th birthday on Tuesday on a winter holiday with his closest family. Among his gifts...

Stoltenberg scolded over book royalties

While NATO Secretary General  Jens Stoltenberg was hosting and taking part in a series of important meetings in Brussels and Munich last week, he had to...

‘Pioneering’ Nobel leader dies at 65

UPDATED: Kaci Kullmann Five, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, has died after a long battle with cancer. The committee announced Monday morning...

Tributes roll in to a leading ‘role model’

Prime ministers, political rivals, colleagues and friends were hailing Kaci Kullmann Five on Monday as a woman who made great strides towards clearing the way...

The Russian Embassy in Oslo calls its relations with Norway ‘unsatisfactory’

UPDATED: Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende claimed on Thursday that he'd had "a useful conversation" with his Russian counterpart, Sergej Lavrov, at the G20 summit...

Norway’s big week on the continent

NEWS ANALYSIS: Top Norwegian officials have been busy on the European continent this week, and happy to be able to take part in a...

Bank boss had to alter annual address

Norway's central bank boss Øystein Olsen had to make some last-minute changes in his important annual address on the economy Thursday evening. Just hours...
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