Tag: politics

Majority welcomes refugees to Norway

A new survey shows that an absolute majority of Norwegians support plans to take in at least 8,000 refugees from Syria, and many think a...

Utøya survivors’ lawyer sues to reverse deportation

The Norwegian lawyer for an immigrant family that lost a son in the 2011 massacre on the island of Utøya is suing the state, to...

Snowden may get prize at border

Officials of a Norwegian academy devoted to literature and freedom of expression are considering handing over their already-announced annual prize to Edward Snowden this year...

Refugee crisis rolls into Norway

Hundreds of refugees, mostly from Syria, have made their way through Europe after hazardous travel and are now overwhelming police in Oslo who are in...

Solberg: ‘Norway is not in crisis’

Prime Minster Erna Solberg held firm on Wednesday that Norway's economy is still not in any crisis, despite this week's market turbulence and the...

Low oil prices not seen at the pump

Two Norwegian government ministers have summoned gasoline station operators in for a meeting, to question them as to why lower oil prices aren't reflected at...

Public defenders stay off the job

Norwegian lawyers who serve as state-paid public defenders were refusing to answer calls to duty this week, after years of frustration over relatively low...

Solberg must answer for disputed video

Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Erna Solberg has reportedly been too busy preparing for this week's state budget conference to answer questions about a...

Minister blasted for ‘propaganda’

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen is once again the target of harsh criticism, after spending NOK 50,000 of taxpayers' money to produce a half-hour video that...

Foreign and defense ministers traveled to Iraq

Norway's incessantly globe-trotting foreign minister, Børge Brende, turned up in Iraq on Monday along with Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide, where they met with...
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