Tag: politics

Mixed reaction to latest ministerial embarrassment

Oddmund Hoel has narrowly avoided becoming the third government minister in charge of research and higher education to resign in disgrace during the past...

Labour’s labour minister halts strike

Norway's Labour Party insists that it fully supports workers' rights to strike, but its Labour Minister Tonje Brenna has halted a major strike by...

Norway boosts crisis preparedness

War in Europe, digital threats and climate change have prompted Norwegian officials to expand their crisis preparedness guidelines and even cooperate more closely with...

Tighter border control wins support

Norway's northern border to Russia will no longer offer a gateway for Russians keen on entering not just Norway but the entire European economic...

Vast majority pass citizenship test

More than 90 percent of immigrants eligible for citizenship in Norway passed the country's test last year that measures their knowledge of Norwegian life...

Revised state budget raids Oil Fund again, and wealthy regions

Norway's left-center government wants to spend an extra NOK 20 billion this year to further boost defense, send more financial aid to Ukraine and...

Norway hit bottom at chaotic Eurovision

Norwegian fans of the annual Eurovision Song Contest were licking their wounds after Norway's entry ended up in last place. The disappointment followed a...

Egg shortage continues, food prices rise as farmers seek more funding

Norway's powerful farm lobby is once again demanding far more state funding than even the current farmer-friendly government is offering. That sets the stage...

Demands rise for more police in Oslo

Shootings, stabbings, gang violence and drug seizures have become commonplace in Norway over the past few years, especially in the capital. The country's left-center...

Norway disappoints Ukraine supporters

The Norwegian government announced Tuesday afternoon that it wants to boost its military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine this year by nearly 50 percent,...
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