Tag: politics

US election fever sweeps over Norway

With interest running high, Norwegian media have been packed with news of the US presidential campaign and election in recent weeks. On Tuesday evening,...

Christian Democrats still up for grabs

NEWS ANALYSIS: Knut Arild Hareide, leader of Norway's Christian Democrats' Party, was in the spotlight over the weekend as his small but potentially powerful...

Government won’t ban fur farms

The Norwegian government has backed away from calls to phase out the country's highly controversial fur industry. Despite repeated cases of animals found badly injured...

Farmers ready to fight trade pact

Norway's powerful farmers' lobby was out in force this week when the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) presented its analysis of how a Transatlantic...

Taxes and fees snag new budget talks

Norway's two government coalition parties and their two support parties are huddling once again in an effort to agree on a new state budget...

DNB’s reputation takes a beating

DNB still ranks as Norway's biggest and most profitable bank, but its standing among consumers, regulators and top politicians has taken a dive this...

Wolves’ fate left up to this man

Norway's government minister in charge of environmental and climate issues, Vidar Helgesen, will now have to decide the fate up to 24 wolves that...

Jagland soon to tell his tale

Thorbjørn Jagland kept quiet during all the recent fuss around the book released by his former rival within the Norwegian Labour Party, the current NATO chief...

Bergen’s former mayor unloads

Trude Drevland was being called everything from a "drama queen" to a bitter and disgraced politician after she released her new book this week entitled...

US troops to get a lukewarm welcome

NEWS ANALYSIS: There's a reason why US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and several other top American defense officials have been trooping to Norway since early...
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