Tag: politics

Oslo drastically cuts its Olympic budget

In what appears to be a desperate move to win more public support for a Winter Olympics in Oslo, city officials are poised to formally...

Oslo mayor admits tax blunder

Oslo's popular mayor, Fabian Stang, asked for public forgiveness on Friday after admitting on his Facebook page that he'd hired a man to paint...

Coastal town bans begging

The coastal town of Arendal in southern Norway has become the country's first municipality to ban begging, after the state government granted local governments permission...

Brende to meet Lavrov in Norway

On the very day that alarming reports were emerging that Russian soldiers were invading Ukraine, the Norwegian government announced that Foreign Minister Børge Brende would be...

Olympic support sinks to new low

Two new independent public opinion polls indicate that support for hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Oslo has sunk to new lows. A...

Car-sharing steps on the gas

Increasing numbers of Norwegians in urban areas are opting to join car-sharing programs instead of owning cars themselves. Norway stands to become a world leader...

Teachers’ union expands strike

Norway's largest teachers' union announced Wednesday that it was calling another 851 teachers out on strike from next Tuesday. That means the strike that...

Ministers meet to hash out budget

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Finance Minister Siv Jensen gathered their government colleagues on Wednesday for a final round of negotiations, as they hammer...

Støre blames loss on July 22 attacks

New Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre released a new book on Tuesday in which he puts much of the blame for Labour's loss...

Jihadists and terrorists may lose their citizenship

The Norwegian government announced over the weekend that it's considering revoking citizenship to those who take part in terrorism, or warfare outside of Norway...
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