Tag: politics

‘Jens’ moves on to NATO in Brussels

NEWS ANALYSIS: After a poignant farewell with his newly widowed father in Oslo earlier this week, the man Norwegians know simply as "Jens" started work...

Men with children earn the most

New research indicates that the more children a man has, the more money he stands to earn in Norway. For women, the situation is...

Solberg caught in Olympic battle

The heated debate over whether Oslo should bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 has created an Olympic-sized headache for Prime Minister Erna...

Many tipped to be new Nobel leader

A few former foreign ministers and at least one ex-prime minister are among the names being tossed about to replace Thorbjørn Jagland as head...

Quarrels arise over rain forest funding

As Norway committed more billions to help save the world's rain forests this week, Norwegian politicians quarreled over who should get the credit for initiating...

Syrian opposition held talks in Oslo

Representatives of the Syrian opposition and several leaders of the Syrian military forces in opposition have met in Oslo during recent months, to talk about the way...

Cermaq sale stirs some uncertainty

Some scenic and small communities in the northern Norwegian counties of Nordland and Finnmark are uneasy following the announcement this week that giant Japanese firm Mitsubishi has...

‘No choice’ but to back Obama on IS

Norway, which refused to back the US' invasion of Iraq during the Bush Administration, will be supporting US President Barack Obama's plan for fighting...

Norway won’t let China build radar

Norwegian politicians are keen to restore diplomatic relations with China, but won't grant China's request to build a large radar antenna on Norway's Arctic archipelago...

Labour soars in latest voter polls

Norway's Labour Party has logged a major leap in voter support, scoring its best public opinion poll for nearly 30 years. Commentators attribute the...
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