Tag: politics

Fewer refugees arrive, more go home

The huge influx of refugees into Norway has eased for the third week in a row, with the numbers this time down by two-thirds....

Norway leading some top climate negotiations

Norway has been handed an important assignment in the negotiations at the UN climate summit in Paris: Leading the group that will formulate the...

Progress Party soars in the latest poll

Yet another public opinion poll shows a solid leap in support for the conservative Progress Party. Buoyed by its restrictive policies to halt the influx...

Oslo to build its troubled library

Oslo's new city government has decided to move forward with troubled plans to build a new public library at its leakage-plagued site on the...

Brand-new hospital already full

Even as King Harald was taking part in the official opening ceremonies of Norway's newest hospital in Sarpsborg, southeastern Norway, staff had to resort...

Nobel member fights new asylum center

One of the Norwegians charged with awarding the Nobel Peace Prize every year is actively opposing the proposed establishment of a large residential facility for...

Sale of military equipment under fire again

Norway's defense ministry is clamping down on sales and auctions of military equipment, after surplus Navy vessels and other military hardware wound up under the control of...

‘Smear campaign’ at Innovation Norway

Anita Krohn Traaseth, chief executive of Innovation Norway, believes "internal forces" are carrying out a "smear campaign" aimed at herself and "other new key...

Debate takes off over airline tax

Cheap airline tickets to New York and other destinations, airport expansion plans and the government's proposal to impose a new airline tax per seat have...

Tough week for Refugee Council

As Norway deals with its own influx of asylum seekers, The Norwegian Refugee Council (Flyktninghjelpen) has been dealing with some dramas of its own....
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