Tag: politics

Oslo acquitted of deficient elder care

The City of Oslo has been cleared of providing elder care that was so deficient that two elderly women died. A local court found...

Norway toughens residence rules

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian government is about to make it much tougher for many foreign nationals to move to Norway and settle down in the country. Newspaper...

Talk show’s ratings soared in controversial program

Scandinavia's leading talk show Skavlan saw its ratings soar almost in line with the complaints that poured in, after Norwegian host Fredrik Skavlan interviewed...

Svalbard waits for ‘Putin effect’

Residents of Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are literally banking on the Norwegian government extending financial aid for their troubled coal mining operations, despite the environmental paradox that...

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...
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