Tag: politics

Party leader reins in new ‘crown prince’

The new "crown prince" of the Christian Democrats Party, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, has been a firm opponent of abortion but now his boss, party...

Culture shock hits refugees in Karasjok

Karasjok in Northern Norway is known as a capital of Sami culture with long cold winters, equally long light summer days and wide open spaces. Not...

Sami still standing with Standing Rock

News this week that US President Donald J Trump plans to defy Native Americans and resume construction of the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline has...

Nobel Prize winners under pressure

It hasn't been a good week for two Nobel Peace Prize winners who both have spent time in Oslo. Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar...

Whale and birds killed by plastics

A whale that was found clearly sick and in distress in the waters off Sotra, western Norway, last week has set off a national alarm...

DAB radio spreads, despite protests

Residents of Trøndelag and the county of Møre og Romsdal lost most of their FM radio channels on Wednesday as the next phase of...

Ministry admits to big frigate troubles

Norway's fleet of five frigates has been swamped by troubles almost since the first one was delivered nearly 11 years ago. Now the Defense...

Labour joins calls for ‘au pair’ reform

Several of Norway's political parties are keen to scrap or dramatically alter the country's current au pair system, following its repeated abuse. Now the...

Labour downplays EU membership

Norway's Labour Party, which has long favoured membership in the European Union (EU), has struck a more neutral tone in its new party program rolled out...

Taxes can usher in sharing economy

A government-appointed commission has cleared the way for the sharing economy to spread in Norway, as long as new services like Airbnb lodging and Uber transport are taxed....
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