Tag: politics

Princess faces longer school days

As Princess Ingrid Alexandra arrived at her new private school on her mother's 41st birthday Tuesday, she faced more than just renewed debate over her...

Loopholes loom for salmon industry

The Norwegian government has promised to help the country's huge salmon industry find new buyers for its fish, in the wake of a Russian...

Filmmakers chase support and profit

Norway is releasing a record number of new state-supported film projects this autumn, but the industry often fails to reel in profits. A new...

Stoltenberg family lays Nini to rest

She was the sister of a Norwegian prime minister and the daughter of one of the country's former defense ministers and foreign ministers. Nini Stoltenberg...

Sales up at Vinmonopolet, despite higher duty-free quota

Norway's state liquor monopoly, Vinmonopolet, had worried that its sales would suffer after the government added two more bottles of wine to travelers' duty-free import...

Government adopts sanctions

The Norwegian government, with backing from opposition parties in Parliament, has formally adopted the sanctions imposed against Russia by the US and the EU....

Anti-abortion pastor dies at 76

Børre Knudsen, Norway's high-profile pastor who often resorted to radical demonstrations of his opposition to abortion, died over the weekend after a long illness. He may...

Åkesson sought Swedish votes in Oslo

Jimmie Åkesson, the leader of Sweden's controversial anti-immigration party called Sverigedemokraterna, has been appealing for votes from Swedish citizens living and working in Norway. He blamed...

Oslo opens doors to 14 ‘new’ schools

While teachers elsewhere around Norway were striking on Monday, those in Oslo were unaffected by the labour conflict and opening the doors to many...

Norway sends aid to Northern Iraq

The Norwegian government has, as expected, decided to contribute a military transport plane to help send humanitarian aid to refugees in Northern Iraq who are...
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