Tag: politics

Calls rise to re-arm Norwegian police

The recent wave of deadly terrorist attacks on civilians in Europe, coming as Norway marks the fifth anniversary of its own terrorist attacks this...

Record number of refugees settled

Norwegian towns and cities, working with state officials, have found homes for a record number of asylum seekers who have secured refugee status in...

State refuses to cover berry losses

Norwegian strawberry farmers who have seen their crops ruined by a fungus this summer quickly demanded that the state compensate their losses. They're disappointed after a meeting...

Norway split over own preparedness

Five years after Norwegian police were all but ridiculed over their inability to handle attacks on the government and its ruling party's summer camp on the...

Norway eases Turkish travel warning

UPDATED: An attempted military coup in Turkey prompted Norwegian officials to advise against travel to Turkey that's not absolutely necessary. Several airlines cancelled flights to...

France attacked as Oslo recalls its own

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has expressed shock and deep sympathy for "all the people of France" following the attack in Nice by a lone...

More flowers and grief for France

UPDATED: France's embassy in Oslo welcomed hundreds of local residents to the home of the new French ambassador to Norway on Thursday, to celebrate the...

Unions want more influence at G20

Norway's largest trade union federations have joined their counterparts in the four other Nordic countries in issuing a joint call for Nordic representation at...

Norway in despair over South Sudan

Just five years after Norwegian officials played a key role in creating the world's newest nation of South Sudan, they're in despair as the country...

Property tax bills start rolling in

Norway has long been known as a high-tax country but only now are most residents getting hit with direct assessments on their residential or commercial...
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