Tag: politics

Fewer asylum seekers came last week

The numbers of asylum seekers crossing borders into Norway dipped for the first time in a month last week. Officials claim it's too early...

Health minister to slice surgery costs

Five local hospitals in Norway will lose their ability to carry out acute surgical procedures under a new national hospital plan unveiled by Health...

Compromise ends state budget battle

After weeks of arguments complicated by the rapidly rising costs of the refugee crisis, Norway's government has finally struck a compromise with its two small...

Asylum centers can breed unrest

The tens of thousands of asylum seekers arriving in Norway create not only huge challenges for officials scrambling to house them but also for those trying...

Telenor’s CEO now has CV trouble

As if Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor didn't have enough trouble right now, its new chief executive officer Sivge Brekke has also had to apologize for claiming on his...

Norway’s foreign ministry charted IS hostage-takers’ ‘disgusting’ methods

Members of the terrorist organization IS not only called Norway's foreign ministry but also sent more than a dozen emails over the past eight months, accompanied by...

Jensen’s party gains on crisis

Finance Minister and Progress Party boss Siv Jensen has reason to smile in the midst of Norway's refugee crisis. Her party has rebounded in...

‘No reason to doubt’ executions

UPDATED: The Islamic extremist organization IS claimed on Wednesday that it has executed both a Norwegian and a Chinese hostage they'd captured earlier this year. Prime...

Majority supports re-arming of police

A new public opinion poll shows a majority of Norwegians supporting the decision earlier this week that extended an order allowing police to continue carrying weapons,...

State budget talks extend into overtime

Negotiations between the government and its two support parties continued on Wednesday, well past the deadline set last Friday and forcing postponement of any...
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