Tag: politics

Dockworkers set to attack EU pact

Norwegian dockworkers were stung by an EU court decision this week that claims their monopoly on loading and offloading ships is illegal. They're not giving...

Liberals dream of reshuffling coalition

NEWS ANALYSIS: Liberal Party leader Trine Skei Grande launched her dream of rearranging the members of Norway's ruling government coalition while the leaders of...

Oil fund tapped as Goliat field opens

Norway could finally carry out the ceremonial opening of its first oil field in the Barents Sea this week. The long-overdue Goliat oil field project has begun pumping...

Organized protests baffle Barnevernet

After yet another wave of organized international demonstrations over the weekend against Norway's child welfare agency Barnevernet, both agency officials and top politicians appear baffled and...

Oil fund avoided big coal bankruptcy

When the large US coal company Peabody Energy Corp declared bankruptcy last week, Norway's huge state pension fund that's fueled by oil revenues didn't...

Solberg drums up Asian trade

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was wrapping up official visits to Singapore and South Korea this weekend, ending her Asian tour by calling for even tighter...

DNB boss got a standing ovation

Rune Bjerke, embattled chief executive of major Norwegian bank DNB, has received at least some encouragment as he continues to deal with the uproar over disclosures about...

Schools set for ‘total makeover’

Norway's Education Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen is promising a major renewal of Norwegian schools' curriculum. His aim, he says, is to make students as...

Chechens brag about Svalbard transfer

Concerns were rising in Norway on Thursday over whether Russian and now Chechen officials have once again tried to provoke Norwegian authorities on Svalbard,...

Transparency calls get even louder

Norwegians have begun taking to the streets with their growing demands for more transparency, within business and finance, government and even sports organizations and the...
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