Tag: politics

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...

Muslims mobilize against extremists

UPDATED: A wide range of Muslims living in Norway are gathering for the first time to mount a major demonstration next week against Islamic...

Strike expands as meetings drag on

Representatives for striking Norwegian teachers and their local government employers continued to sound each other out during a new meeting on Thursday, but there was...

Packed prisons turn away convicts

Nearly 1,200 convicted criminals are waiting to serve their time at Norwegian prisons, because of a shortage of cell space in prisons that also need...

Støre fuels new oil uncertainty

NEWS ANALYSIS: New Labour Party boss Jonas Gahr Støre has suddenly emerged as the new ray of hope for the environmental movement and a...

Striking teachers positive to new talks

The leader of thousands of striking Norwegian teachers, Ragnhild Lied, said she was "positive" to the prospect of a new meeting with the teachers'...
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