Tag: politics

Minister survived torrent of critics

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen survived a serious scolding in the Storting (Parliament) on Tuesday after a vote of no-confidence against him failed to muster enough support....

Support fades for 10,000 refugees

With only three communities in Norway so far willing to take in a total of 152 additional refugees from Syria over the next two years, it...

Farmers mostly agree to state aid

UPDATED: Norway's largest farmers' lobby has agreed to accept a sweetened support and subsidy offer from the state, while a smaller farmers' organization was...

Norway finally ready to help tackle refugee crisis

The Norwegian government has finally settled on a rescue vessel that will be chartered and sent to the Mediterranean, by June 1. The vessel will help...

Child welfare agency under more fire

Norway's child welfare agency (Barnevernet) continues to engage in controversial practice that's led to political problems between Norway and several eastern European countries. Barnevernet has earlier...

US may finally send an ambassador

After two years without an ambassador in Norway, US President Barack Obama has finally announced a new nominee to be his representative in Oslo....

Norway falls in climate rankings

Norway is not doing its share in the global effort to meet climate goals by cutting carbon emissions, according to international groups of independent climate researchers....

More welfare in revised budget

Finance Minister Siv Jensen was offering more state funding for social welfare programs as she rolled out the government's revised state budget on Tuesday. The extra money was widely...

Reform to put trains ‘on the right track’

Norway's state rail system is rolling through a tough week: Technical trouble halted service and resulted in major delays on Monday, just after state railway NSB also was...

Christian party makes threats

The Christian Democrats' party is threatening to dump its agreement to support Norway's non-socialist minority government. It became the latest political party over the weekend to defy...
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