Tag: politics

Barents port keen on the oil business

KIRKENES: When the Norwegian government's new surveillance vessel Marjata berthed at its home port here this month, many locals hoped it signalled the arrival...

Oslo’s parking program backfires badly

Oslo's new Labour-led city government has already irritated residents owning cars who suddenly found themselves facing much higher street parking fees or no place to...

Confusion flies over Ryanair’s strategy

Political battles tied to Ryanair's objections to an airline seat tax in Norway, and whether they will lead to closure of the Rygge airport where Ryanair has...

Mediator averts major state strike

State mediator Nils Dalseide helped head off a major strike on Thursday that would have pulled more than 5,000 state employees off the job...

Canadian envoy rocks and rolls

UPDATED: He sports an earring, took contact before arriving in Norway with his husband and now, a year-and-a-half later, is ready to rock and...

State visit linked Norway and Poland

Poland's new president, Andrzej Duda, arrived in pouring rain on Monday and left in sunshine on Wednesday after his first three-day state visit to Norway....

Politician resigns all posts after arrest

A politician for the conservative Progress Party has resigned all his posts after he was arrested earlier this month on charges related to drugs and...

Paradox pervades Ryanair drama

NEWS ANALYSIS: The paradox could hardly be more pronounced: Norwegian politicians, bureaucrats, business and labour officials who earlier have bashed low-fare airline Ryanair now seem to be...

Ryanair’s airport ‘will shut down’

The board of directors in charge of the Rygge airport in Moss, south of Oslo, announced Tuesday it had decided to shut down the airport...

Small towns want to stay that way

Some local mayors are calling it a "people's revolt" against the state: Norwegians voting in local referenda this week have been firmly rejecting state plans...
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