Tag: politics

Minister optimistic about climate talks

Tine Sundtoft, Norway's often-criticized minister for the environment, insists she'll be heading to the UN's climate talks in Paris with plenty of funding and measures...

Norway and Russia met for own talks

Two high-ranking politically appointed officials from Norway and Russia met for talks in Oslo on Monday, a bilateral meeting that caught attention in Norwegian...

UDI desperate to house refugees

Norway's immigration agency UDI continued to desperately seek temporary homes for refugees over the weekend as the asylum seekers continued to stream into the country....

Defense budget sees ‘real’ increase

A Norwegian military expert is calling the defense portion of the new state budget proposal "dramatic," because it shows the government is taking new tensions...

Environmentalists bash the budget

Of all the complaints lodged over the proposed state budget, those from the environmental movement have been the toughest. One of the strongest critics is Finance Minister...

Economists give budget high marks

NEWS ANALYSIS: Presentation of the government's state budget always meets a chorus of critics from opposition parties. It's their job to look for things...

Tax reform wins cautious welcome

The Norwegian government's proposals for tax reform have been relatively well-received in Parliament, also by the minority government coalition's two support parties. A spokesman for the...

Oil fund tapped, but ‘krone’ was stable

Never before has a Norwegian government tapped so much of its oil revenues for use in a state budget, but the actual amount (NOK 194...

‘Expansive’ budget despite lower taxes

The Norwegian government's new state budget proposal for 2016 was rolled out on Wednesday amidst finance ministry claims it will lower taxes for nine...

State budget aims to ‘meet challenges’

Finance Minister Siv Jensen unveiled the government's enormous proposed state budget for next year, claiming it will "answer the challenges we face today." She...
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