Tag: politics

Brende defends aid to refugees

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende has struck back at critics who claim Norway has been too slow to respond to the boat refugee crisis in...

EU OKs electric vehicle incentives

Just a day after Norway's 50,000th electric vehicle (EV) hit the streets, Norwegian officials won assurance that their economic incentives that make the cars so popular also...

Convicted wolf hunters file appeals

The defense attorney for one of five Norwegian men convicted Tuesday on charges of organized illegal wolf hunting wants the case to be evaluated by Norway's Supreme Court. He...

Government agrees to send ship to Mediterranean

The Norwegian government, after months of criticism for being slow to respond to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, confirmed Monday it will send...

Russian envoy: ‘Norway is overreacting’

UPDATED: Russia's ambassador to Norway trooped up to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on Monday after being summoned to explain why his country's deputy prime minister...

Labour launches pricey new plans

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian Labour Party threw what an opposition politician likened to a "home alone" party during the weekend. Under new leadership, the party...

New group rallies Conservatives abroad

A new organization is attempting to mobilize the British expatriate vote in Norway ahead of the UK general election on May 7. They were...

China signals a crack in the ice

After four years of a diplomatic freeze between Norway and China, there recently have been a few signs of a possible crack in the...

Russian defies Norway in Arctic

The Norwegian government has summoned Russia's ambassador to Norway to a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Monday, after a high-ranking Russian government official not...

New refugee tragedy pressures coalition

Pressure grew on the Norwegian government coalition Sunday to finally send vessels to aid refugee rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, after news broke that as many...
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