Tag: politics

Farmers, Orkla cash in on milk prices

Milk prices have been falling around the world lately, but not in Norway, where dairy farmers benefit from state subsidy, strict market regulation and high...

Elder care goes on trial in Oslo

Norway's much-vaunted cradle-to-grave security was under legal scrutiny this week after the City of Oslo went on trial over its often-criticized elder care. At...

Strike settlement ‘will affect everyone’

The results of the lengthy strike by pilots at Norwegian Air will have "dramatic consequences" for many Norwegian employees, not just the pilots, claim...

Dollar hits new high against the krone

For the first time in 13 years, the US dollar was trading at just over NOK 8 on Tuesday. The move reflects an ongoing...

Government drops new tax on plastic bags

Retailers in Norway were celebrating on Tuesday after the Finance Ministry announced it was dropping plans to impose a new tax on plastic bags...

Thousands gathered to promote women’s rights

The women's rights movement is far from dead in Norway, despite the country's image as an egalitarian society already. An estimated 6,000 people, men...

‘Cuts loom without shift away from oil’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg delivered a tough message as her government gathered for its first budget conference of the year on Monday: Major spending cuts...

Norway demands publication of damning Sudan report

Norway's foreign ministry was demanding that the African Union make public a report said to blame Norway, the US and Great Britain for the...

Foreign students set another record

Foreign students now make up fully 10 percent of all college students in Norway, attracted by Norway's free tuition and more coursework offered in...

Krekar ordered held in prison

A court in Oslo rejected an appeal on Friday from Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, who uses the name Mullah Krekar, that he be released from...
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