Tag: politics

Government gains on refugee stand

NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been a sudden surge of voter support for Norway's two government coalition parties during the past week, just as both fend off...

Looming birth halts party boss’ speech

The Christian Democrats are the latest of Norway's political parties set to gather for their annual national meeting, but their leader won't be holding its important...

Ministry slashes farmers’ demands

Hopes for less hostile subsidy negotiations between the state agriculture ministry and Norwegian farmers dimmed on Tuesday, after the state only offered a tenth of the...

Sculpture stirs resistance debate

Seventy years after they helped liberate Norway from the Nazi German occupation, members of the resistance organization known as Osvaldgruppen (The Osvald Group) have finally...

Police to remain ‘generally unarmed’

The Norwegian Parliament's justice committee voted unanimously Tuesday morning to maintain a civilian police force that's unarmed except under special circumstances. The government parties...

Progress Party marks progress

Norway's Progress Party, and its leader Siv Jensen, fended off near-constant bashing in the media last week to pull off one of their best annual...

Refugee debate rages on, more aid promised

Norway's government promised another billion kroner (USD 131 million) on Thursday in aid to Syrian refugee camps, while it continued to face a majority in...

Finance Minister raised a fuss

Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen was heading into her Progress Party's annual national meeting this weekend amidst a new swirl of controversy. She set...

Norway to send more aid to Nepal

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Prime Minister Børge Brende met with Norwegian humanitarian organizations on Tuesday afternoon and promised to contribute another NOK 100...

Experts: ‘Increase defense spending’

An expert advisory group hired in by Norway's defense ministry has  confirmed what government and military officials themselves have been saying for months: Norway...
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