Tag: politics

Military drops uniform requirement

Military personnel from all branches of the Norwegian defense forces will no longer need to travel in uniform or otherwise use their uniforms in...

Labour may propose property tax in Oslo

Labour politicians in Oslo are staying mum, but newspaper Aftenposten reports that plans are afoot for it to introduce property tax as a new...

Terror threat rises against Norway

The head of Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste) announced Wednesday that the likelihood of a terrorist attack against Norway over the next...

‘Will do all we can’ to fight terrorists

Government officials and members of the opposition in Parliament united once again on Wednesday, in the midst of state budget battles, in an effort...

Erna’s fate tied to state budget battle

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the survival of her government are now being put to the test, as state budget negotiations finally got underway on...

Statoil rolls out huge new oil field

NEWS ANALYSIS: The timing was ironic at best: Just as a new wave of climate concerns was literally washing over Norway this week, state oil...

Flood victims cry out for rebuilding help

Prime Minister Erna Solberg spent much of her weekend visiting flood-ravaged areas in the mountains of southern Norway, many of them extremely popular tourist magnets....

Brende hopeful after trip to Iran

Børge Brende became the first Norwegian foreign minister to visit Iran since 2002 over the weekend, and said he left feeling he'd had "good...

Mixed signals to women in military

The Norwegian defense forces may face a tough time recruiting the women they claim they need to attract, after a military complaints board rejected the reprimand...

Majority in Parliament supports EU climate cuts

Even some of the most anti-EU parties in Norway were praising EU leaders on Friday for agreeing to cut carbon emissions by at least...
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