Tag: politics

Former Nobel leader dies

History professor Francis Sejersted, a longtime leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, died during the night after a lengthy illness. He was involved in the selection...

Refugee crisis stirs debate and emotion

Just weeks after Norwegian government minister Vidar Helgesen experienced the misery of refugees landing on a Greek island first hand, a Norwegian vessel was berthing...

Skeptics emerge around new concert house plans

"There's no such thing as a free lunch," the mayor of Tønsberg, Per Martin Aamodt, reminded his political colleagues in Oslo after two hotel developers...

Health minister promises more resources for hospitals

As Norway's election campaign heats up, politicians are making promises about everything from more funding for schools to cheaper housing. Health Minister Bent Høie promised...

Labour loses as unemployment rises

While many Norwegian politicians still hesitate to use the word "crisis" when describing the consequences of much lower oil prices for Norway's economy, rising unemployment...

Doors close on Sunday store openings

Media commentators in Norway were widely predicting that the government's attempt to allow all stores to open for business on Sundays is politically dead....

‘Limitless’ threats keep police armed

Norway remains under serious threat of terrorist attack by "militant Islamists," police intelligence unit PST has declared. That prompted Justice Minister Anders Anundsen to...

New concert hall floated for Oslo

Two wealthy hotel and real estate tycoons are offering to build a new concert hall at Filipstad on Oslo's western waterfront. In return, they want...

Norway grilled over hate crimes

UPDATED: Just as three Norwegian and British men went on trial Tuesday, accused of hate crimes against two Muslim men in Oslo, Norwegian government...

NRK hosted a ‘robust’ debate

The auditorium was packed, hundreds of thousands of Norwegians were tuned in nationwide and issues abounded as the leaders of all eight political parties represented in...
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