Tag: politics

Oslo goes green, also at lunch

Norway's Greens Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne, MDG), which won government power in Oslo last year and scored major gains nationwide, is continuing to make its...

Munch Museum’s fate back in doubt

New questions are flying around Oslo's major investment in a new museum to house the art of its most famous artist, Edvard Munch. Some...

Oslo promises more parking for locals

Residents of central areas within the Norwegian capital are being promised more preferential parking privileges, in an attempt to ease the impact that harsh new parking restrictions...

Car owners feel ‘bullied’ in Oslo

Oslo's new city government has been speeding up measures to make the Norwegian capital more climate-friendly, but some of its efforts are backfiring with residents. Sudden and harsh new...

Police may not enforce anti-diesel law

There may not be much teeth in a new local law approved by Oslo's new city government that will forbid owners of diesel-powered vehicles...

Solberg rejects Russian ‘rhetoric’

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has forcefully rejected what she called "Cold War rhetoric" from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over the weekend. Just...

Jan Egeland coordinating Syrian aid

Veteran Norwegian diplomat Jan Egeland, a former UN special envoy who most recently has been heading the Norwegian Refugee Council, has been tapped to...

US can finally send new ambassador

An American attorney known for being a human rights advocate, in addition to supporting US President Barack Obama, has finally been cleared to be...

Commission warns of 65% tax rates

Norway's economic party of the past decade is over, declares a government-appointed commission charged with finding ways to boost productivity. Without a more efficient...

Solvik-Olsen now set to sail

Norway's transport minister, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, has avoided being called into a disciplinary hearing in Parliament, for allegedly forcing the ministry's communications out of her...
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