Tag: politics

Royal romance raised a ruckus

King Harald V is celebrating his Silver Jubilee as Norway's monarch this weekend, with Queen Sonja by his side. Their role as a royal couple...

Extraordinary apology leaves Norway’s white-collar crime unit facing lawsuits

Norway's white-collar crime unit (Økokrim) suffered an enormous loss of prestige this week and now faces being sued itself. After prosecuting alleged tax evasion...

Voters desert the Labour Party

Jonas Gahr Støre's Labour Party, the biggest party in opposition, has fallen dramatically in public opinion polls, with its new January showings the worst since...

Politicians honour socialists’ chief

He was being called the "chieftain of the left" but also won respect from opponents on the right. Berge Furre, who helped found Norway's Socialist Left...

Royals ready to start celebrating

Norway's King Harald V and Queen Sonja will be welcoming fellow Scandinavian royals to Oslo this weekend, to join in celebrations marking their Silver...

Brother of Krekar’s defense attorney injured in deadly Istanbul explosion

UPDATED: At least one Norwegian, a brother of the defense attorney for a man declared a national security threat in Norway, is among those injured...

Norway defends its child welfare laws

Norway's state child welfare agency Barnevernet has once again become a target of international protests, over its attempts to enforce national laws aimed at protecting children....

Foreign minister heads back to Sri Lanka

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was traveling to Sri Lanka on Wednesday, with the goal of re-establishing political contact through meetings with Sri Lanka's president,...

Minister vows huge anti-bullying effort

Education Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen plans to launch what he calls the biggest anti-bullying campaign in a decade, after yet another child's death has been...

Airbnb, Uber come in from the cold

Finance Minister Siv Jensen and Norway's biggest employers' organization, NHO, are warming up to innovative new aspects of the "sharing economy" like lodging service Airbnb...
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