Tag: politics

Greens to negotiate with the reds

Norway's triumphant Greens Party opted on Thursday to start negotiations with the Labour and Socialist Left (SV) parties on forming or at least supporting...

‘Extreme’ weather becomes the norm

A new climate report for Norway, updated by 37 researchers and meteorologists nationwide, confirms that torrential rain and flooding is already becoming normal as temperatures...

Weak krone hikes fighter jet price

The new F35 fighter jets that Norway ordered from Lockheed-Martin in the US have suddenly become even more expensive because they're priced in dollars....

Norway will share EU’s refugee load

Norwegian Justice Minister Anders Anundsen has pledged that Norway will take part in the EU's plan approved this week to distribute 120,000 refugees more evenly among...

Norway steps up border controls

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen said Tuesday that he had asked state police to sharpen identity controls at Norway's borders, but hastily added that "we're...

Anti-terror exercise pointed up trouble

Another anti-terror exercise aimed at testing Norway's preparedness has revealed ongoing coordination problems between the military and the police. One terror researcher at the...

Greens plant their new seeds of power

NEWS ANALYSIS: A week after scoring their most stunning election victories ever, Norway's Greens Party is busy uprooting other parties' entrenched positions in local communities all...

Bergen mayor charged with corruption

Trude Drevland, the outgoing mayor of Bergen, was charged with corruption on Friday as was the chief of Bergen's harbour authority, Inge Tangerås. The...

Millions more to fund refugee needs

Three goverment ministers proposed boosting this year's state budget by another NOK 227.1 million, in order to register and accommodate the large numbers of refugees...

No refugee quotas after Merkel meeting

Prime Minister Erna Solberg left the aftermath of Monday's mid-term elections to discuss one of their key issues, the refugee crisis, with German Chancellor...
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