Tag: politics

Musk loses some respect in Norway

UPDATED: He used to be the darling of both government- and business leaders in Norway, but Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk has steadily...

Minister fails to curb executive pay

Executive pay and bonus deals have risen so high in Norway that they've drawn public scorn and been branded as "perverse" by labour union...

Norway issues new warnings about Russia and China, and a call to arms

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre doesn't want to scare his fellow citizens, but his message in a special address to Parliament...

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...
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