Tag: politics

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...

NHH opposes any merger with UiB

The University of Bergen (UiB) seems far more positive towards a potential merger with the Bergen-based Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) than NHH does. News of...

Oil players gather to tackle change

Around 60,000 people tied to or challenging the oil industry were once again meeting in Stavanger, Norway's west coast oil capital, for the Offshore...

No end in sight to teachers’ strike

Talks broke down once again on Sunday between representatives for striking teachers and the Norwegian municipal employers' organization, KS. As the strike entered its...

Anti-extremists win massive support

The prime minister, leaders of all Norwegian political parties and thousands of others were joining Norwegian Muslims who mobilized last week to demonstrate on Monday...

PST boss seeks more surveillance

UPDATED; Benedicte Bjørnland, chief of Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste), is calling for new and controversial means of surveillance that "send chills down...
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