Tag: politics

Government ministers, MPs get 2.4% pay raises

Prime Minister Erna Solberg will be getting a pay raise of NOK 37,000 (USD 4,500) this year, bringing her new salary up to NOK...

EU rules ‘undermine sovereignty’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Protests were loud this week when members of the Norwegian Parliament prepared to vote in favour of a measure that will make...

Tiny town ranks as Norway’s best

The small coastal community of Fedje in Nordhordland was ranked on Thursday as Norway's best in terms of providing services to its 576 residents, according...

Health minister expects cigarette packaging protests

Norwegian Health Minister Bent Høie expects the tobacco industry to challenge new packaging regulations, which won't allow any logos tied to their brand. He's...

Jensen has reason to celebrate

With her revised national budget in the box, her Progress Party doing well in the polls, her minority government's coalition remaining intact and her leadership...

More towns vote to remain small

As the votes were tallied up on Tuesday, it became clear that Norway's government minister in charge of townships (known as kommuner) was suffering...

Plans fly to save regional airports

The Norwegian government has promised to look into various ways of keeping the Rygge regional airport open and also aiding others not owned by state...

Oil Fund celebrates its first 20 years

Øystein Olsen has a lot to celebrate this week. He beat out all competition to keep his job as Norway's central bank chief for another six...

Fewer farms go bankrupt

A total of 26 farms in Norway went bankrupt last year, the lowest number since 2008. Even though the farm lobby is pleading poverty...

Aid for jobless dominates budget

More money to help ease the pain of unemployment was the single biggest result after top politicians spent the weekend revising the state budget....
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