Tag: politics

Snowden may sue Norway

American fugitive and whistle-blower Edward Snowden was, as expected, forced to resort to video link over the weekend when accepting a prize he won...

Royal secrecy may ‘damage monarchy’

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon remained under unusually harsh criticism Monday, accused of trying to "mumble" his way out of questions over his family's summer holiday...

Poll: Sunday shopping not popular

A new public opinion poll indicates that a majority of Norwegians oppose loosening up Norwegian law to allow all stores to open for business on...

More jobs on the line at Svalbard coal mine

The board of the coal mining company on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Store Norske, has confirmed that at least 150 jobs need to...

Call goes out for a crisis session

The leader of one of the Norwegian government's two support parties is calling for an extraordinary session of Parliament to tackle the refugee crisis....

Asylum centers hit the bursting point

Nearly all of Norway's transit centers for newly arrived refugees seeking asylum are now full, after the number of asylum seekers arriving in Norway...

Coping with a ‘necessary crisis’

The steep decline in the price of oil has already cost thousands of jobs in Norway and triggered uncertainty in a once-gushing industry, yet even the...

Nobel leader has eyes on the prize

The new leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee readily admits she'll be battling "a lot of butterflies" when, less than six weeks from now, she'll be...

Prisoners sent to jail in Netherlands

Around 20 Norwegian prisoners will already be in place in new Dutch cells when Norwegian authorities ceremoniously take over a key to the Norgerhaven Prison...

Embattled mayor goes back on leave

Trude Drevland, the embattled mayor of Bergen, has opted to take unpaid leave right in the middle of the municipal election campaign, after prosecutors...
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