Tag: politics

Media storm batters troubled Telenor

As reasons for a lack of confidence in Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke continued to leak out of the company this week, one of its major employee organizations tried...

Norwegians back alcohol restrictions

An overwhelming majority of Norwegians still support the country's strict alcohol regulations and Vinmonopolet, Norway's state-controlled liquor retailer. Now there may also be a majority...

Kissinger met by protesters in Oslo

During a weekend dedicated to peace, one of the guests who'd been invited to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony set off just the opposite....

No peace yet for Telenor officials

As yet another management crisis spreads within Oslo-based Telenor, several of its top officials had to put on brave faces during this weekend's Nobel Peace...

Power struggle rocks troubled Telenor

Norway's Parliament is demanding some answers after reports of deep conflicts at the highest levels of Telenor, one of the country's biggest companies. The state still owns...

FM radio owners lost out to DAB

A last-ditch effort by some top politicians to postpone the looming shutdown of Norway's FM radio network failed in Parliament on Wednesday. That means FM radio will still...

Schools produce better test scores

Norwegian teenagers are performing much better on national and international tests. A batch of new test results are among the best ever, although many Norwegian...

Paying the price for state budget drama

NEWS ANALYSIS: Criticism flew, the main players including Finance Minister Siv Jensen fought off exhaustion, the government coalition was arguably weakened and lots of Norway's oil...

Oslo revives proposed ban on diesel-driven vehicles

Higher levels of air pollution in the Norwegian capital so far this winter have prompted city politicians to revive plans to ban vehicles using...

Norwegian Air still faces a battle in US

Members of the US Congress on both sides of the aisle are not quietly accepting a US Department of Transportation (DOT) decision that finally grants traffic rights to...
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