Tag: politics

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...

Northerners cling to open border

As Norwegian and Russian officials gather near their shared border in the northern Norwegian city of Kirkenes this weekend, local residents fervently hope they'll "break the...

Northern Norway’s grief remembered

Norway's late King Olav V called it the greatest castastrophe in Norwegian history since the plague devastated the country in 1349. This week marks 70...

New unit to probe unsolved crimes

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen hopes a new police unit being set up to relaunch investigations of old unsolved crimes will help prevent what many consider a...

Russian billionaire gains offshore foothold

Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman has suddenly emerged as a major player in several offshore Norwegian oil fields, after taking over RWE Dea of Germany. RWE boasts...

No foreigners eyed for Nobel committee

Norway's Conservative Party, which will be able to nominate two new members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee this autumn, has now ruled out considering anyone who's not...
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