Tag: politics

Oil fuels a New Deal for Norway

Norway's Finance Minister Siv Jensen unveiled what she called a "responsible" state budget for 2017 on Thursday "that will steer us through a demanding time." It...

Highlights of the proposed state budget

Norway's state budget is considered the country's most important document in terms of steering Norwegian politics and the country's economy. Its formal presentation by the...

Philippine peace talks resume in Oslo

Just days after voters in Colombia rejected a peace plan brokered by Norwegian diplomats, the Norwegians are moving forward with peace efforts in the...

New right-wing party under discussion

Around 20 people including a declared anti-Islamist and other right-wing conservatives gathered recently at the home of a Norwegian investor with the aim of founding...

Better numbers can cheer government

As the price of Norway's crude oil broke through the USD 50 mark this week, the value of the country's currency also rose. Finance...

State ensures development of new gas field

After some skeptical oil companies gave up plans to develop Norway's Dvalin gas field in the Norwegian Sea, Norway's state-owned oil company Petoro stepped in...

More calls made to take in more refugees

Norway's conservative minority government isn't only facing confrontations over how "green" its state budget will be, or how much oil money should be tapped....

Battles fly from boxing to budget

NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: It's entirely unclear whether Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her government will still be standing when Norway's Parliament re-opens next autumn. Not...

Parliament opens with full formality

After driving through downtown Oslo in an open car under brilliantly sunny skies, King Harald V opened Norway's 161st session of Parliament (Stortinget) on...

Nobel Committee ‘reverts to Plan B’

As speculation swirls around who will win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, two Oslo-based researchers have knocked Colombian leaders off their lists of candidates.  Colombian...
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