Tag: politics

New quarrel over Sunday openings

Norway's conservative coalition government is moving ahead with its proposal to allow stores to open on Sundays, and that's set off new protests from...

PST rejects mobile surveillance report

Norway's police intelligence agency PST has dismissed reports in newspaper Aftenposten late last year that the paper had found false base stations used for mobile telephone surveillance in Oslo....

Solberg drops trip to Moscow memorial

In the latest sign of frosty relations between Norway and Russia, Prime Minister Erna Solberg won't be taking part in ceremonies in Moscow marking the 70th...

Criticism flies over failed Olympic bid

Norwegian sports and city officials did a bad job of fronting their failed bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 and have themselves to...

Consumers seek grocery store revenge

Norwegian consumers seem to be waking up to years of high prices and relatively poor selection at their local grocery stores. A story about how...

Critics bite into union boss

It was not a good week for union boss Gerd Kristiansen, the tough-talking head of Norway's largest labour federation LO. It started with attacks on her...

Justice minister avoids ouster

The Labour Party's decision to back a proposed vote expressing lack of confidence in Justice Minister Anders Anundsen appears to have ensured his survival. It...

‘Russia poses no threat to Norway’

Norwegian researchers, military leaders and intelligence officials who follow Russia closely now contend that a recent burst of military activity in the Arctic does not signal any real...

Report criticizes top-heavy military

Norway's military is burdened by too many chiefs and not enough soldiers, along with excessive real estate holdings and unsuitable information technology, according to...

Murder victim’s father files charges against UD staff

The  frustrated father of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, who was found raped and murdered in London seven years ago, announced on Wednesday that...
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