Tag: politics

EU opposition still runs strong

NEWS ANALYSIS: Twenty years after Norwegians voted against joining the European Union (EU) for the second time, opposition to membership in the EU is...

Battle begins over coal on Svalbard

As debate flies over how Norway can cut its own carbon emissions, the top political leader on Svalbard is mounting a battle to keep the...

Oil fund grilled over its coal holdings

Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund, known as the oil fund since it's fueled by the country's oil revenues, is being grilled once again, this time...

Kjos calls conflict ‘completely crazy’

Bjørn Kjos, embattled chief executive of Norwegian Air, was lashing out at EU and US authorities this week as he braced for another meeting...

Solberg’s comments ‘lost in translation’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's staff and Norway's foreign ministry were fending off reports in Ukraine this week that Norway had "frozen" all contact with...

Oil fund boss mulls unlisted investments

Norway's oil fund, where oil profits are stashed to help fund Norwegians' pensions in the future, isn't allowed to invest in companies that aren't...

Syse tapped for Nobel committee

Henrik Syse, a high-profile philosopher, peace researcher and public speaker in Norway, has emerged as the Conservative Party's choice to fill its newly won...

Dutch jail ready for Norwegian prisoners

Authorities in the Netherlands have confirmed that one of its prisons in the northern part of the country can accommodate prisoners from Norway, which...

Shopping bag tax sets off new row

NEWS ANALYSIS: A new tax on shopping bags in Norway suddenly crept into last week's difficult state budget negotiations, and it has since kicked up nearly...

Statoil seeks to shake off politics

The Norwegian state still owns 67 percent of the shares in Norwegian oil company Statoil, but the company itself wants to shed some of...
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