Tag: politics

Thousands turned out to save the wolves

Several thousand Norwegians demonstrated in front of the Parliament in Oslo over the weekend, to protest plans by state officials to kill 47 wolves...

Liberals’ leader objects to US Marines at local base

Trine Skei Grande, leader of the Liberal Party (Venstre), is really on a collision course this autum with the conservative government her party has...

State also guilty of gender pay gaps

Wide pay gaps have been found between male and female CEOs at Norway's wholly state-owned companies in charge of everything from the railroad to airports and...

Stoltenberg had some KGB contact

Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has still been making headlines in his homeland, and not just because of his job as top boss...

New Munch Museum is ready to rise

PHOTO FEATURE: Crown Princess Mette-Marit was called upon Friday to lay the cornerstone for the new Munch Museum that finally is being built on...

Norway and Sweden cut stakes in SAS

The Norwegian and Swedish governments announced the sale on Thursday of a total of 23 million shares in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), reducing their ownership...

Arctic oil pact can defy climate goals

Despite all the international tension at present, Norway and Russia have once again managed to strike an important agreement, this time on how to...

Minister clarifies post-Brexit plan

Norway's government minister in charge of business and trade, Monica Mæland, has now sent a letter to her British counterpart, Liam Fox, to assure him...

Asker is the best place to live in Norway

Asker, an affluent community located between Oslo and Drammen, is Norway's best place to live, as measured in terms of municipal service rated by the...

Bishop: ‘Let illegals work and pay tax’

Bishop Emeritus Tor Berger Jørgensen is calling on the Norwegian government to allow everyone who has been living illegally in Norway for five years or...
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