Tag: politics

Police won’t be permanently armed

Norway's conservative minority government has signaled that it plans to withdraw its proposal for a new law that would allow the country's state police...

Erna silenced critics with her dyslexia

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been open about her life-long struggle with dyslexia, and perhaps never moreso than this week, when she faced criticism...

Crown Prince to act in Krekar case

Crown Prince Haakon is being called upon to act in the state's efforts to confine Islamic cleric Mullah Krekar until he can be deported. Prosectors...

Government huddles for crisis meeting

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's conservative minority government seems to be teetering on the brink of collapse, given the ongoing discontent among the four parties behind...

Citizenship rules come under fire

The rules qualifying foreigners for Norwegian citizenship have come under fire on several fronts lately, with a proposed test of applicants' Norwegian knowledge branded as...

‘Dark day’ for the government

Top politician Per Sandberg's "half-hearted" apology for what's been called his "unprecedented verbal assault" on the Christian Democrats was threatening his own government on Friday. The...

‘All talk, no action’ on emission cuts

Norwegian politicians are not doing enough to cut carbon emissions in Norway, claim a majority of Norwegian youth in a new national survey. The number...

Huge new oil field caught in conflict

Norway's new Johan Sverdrup oil field, located just 140 kilometers off the coast of Stavanger, may be as important for the Norwegian economy as the country's...

Anti-Muslim tirades stun government

Three veteran politicians of the conservative Progress Party have launched anti-Muslim and anti-immigration tirades this week that have surprised even those accustomed to their occasional...

Police chiefs hail new reform plan

A majority of Norway's police chiefs support the government's plans to reform the state police system, largely through consolidation. The rank and file also...
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