Tag: politics

Opera forced to grapple with cuts

Management at The Norwegian Opera & Ballet is now evaluating a wide range of cuts in everything from its orchestra to production expenses, in order...

PST and newspaper argue over spying equipment

An ongoing conflict over whether mobile phone spying equipment in the form of false base stations has been actively in use in Oslo flared up again this week...

Erna takes Norway firmly to the right

Prime Minister Erna Solberg summed up the past year of her Conservatives-led government before heading into summer modus this week, and predictably emphasized progress...

Use of EU funding raises questions

Norway sends hundreds of millions of kroner every year to the European Union (EU), through funding that buys Norwegian exporters market access to the EU...

MP warned about Russian contacts

Tor Andre Johnsen, a Member of Parliament (MP) for one of the two parties holding government power in Norway, has been warned twice by...

Two biggest parties lag in latest poll

Both the Labour Party in opposition and the Conservative  Party in government lost voter support in the latest public opinion poll conducted by research...

Cities plan to ban cars downtown

Norway's two largest cities, Oslo and Bergen, are considering banning conventional gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles from entering their downtown areas. The goal is to...

Academy won’t give up on Snowden visit

Norway's Bjørnson Academy isn't abandoning its plan to welcome American whistleblower Edward Snowden to the city of Molde, and present him with its annual...

Quarrel arises over extent of oil ‘crisis’

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the consequences of lower oil prices seep into Norway's economy, industry leaders and the government are quarreling over whether the country now...

Police poised to crack down on Uber

Norwegian police claim that the Uber "personal transport" service, which uses an app to connect drivers with passengers needing rides, amounts to a pirate...
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