Tag: politics

Crown Prince Haakon offered condolences in Riyadh

Norway isn't at all happy over how Saudi Arabia punishes its citizens and infringes on basic human rights, but the country sent Crown Prince Haakon to...

Labour remains Norway’s largest party

The Norwegian Labour Party has remained stable in recent public opinion polls, commanding 41.2 percent of the vote in the latest poll conducted by Respons Analyse...

Government may lose a supporter

The Christian Democrats party, angry with Justice Minister Anders Anundsen, is threatening to withdraw its support for Norway's minority conservative government. Party leaders, upset...

Krekar slams system that protects him

Radical refugee Mullah Krekar compared Norway's prison system to North Korea's when he was released from a jail in Kongsvinger Sunday morning. He then was free to...

Krekar avoids banishment, for now

Muslim cleric Mullah Krekar won't be sent to a small village in Trøndelag after all when he's released from prison on Sunday. His defense...

‘Political strike’ set for Wednesday

Norway's major trade union federations are moving ahead with plans for a widespread political strike on Wednesday, to demonstrate their unhappiness over the conservative government's...

Doctors defy new circumcision law

Since January 1st, all of Norway's state-run hospitals have become legally obliged to offer circumcision of newborn baby boys. A majority of doctors all over the...

Intrigue surrounds Statoil CEO search

The search for a new chief executive for state oil company Statoil took an intriguing turn this week, involving one of the company's internal CEO...

Barents oil fields are ‘oversold’

Oil companies both inside and outside Norway welcomed the government's announcement this week that new oil fields would be opened in the Barents Sea, but several Members of...

State makes way for more oil and coal

Just as Norway's state oil company Statoil was announcing plans to become more climate-friendly, the government unveiled plans to accommodate more climate-unfriendly oil and gas...
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