Tag: politics

Time to talk about Breivik’s hatred

With the third anniversary of Norway's July 22 terror attacks in 2011 on the horizon, Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) Secretary Raymond Johansen worries there's been a...

Norway grants education funding to Malawi

Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who's been traveling with Foreign Minister Børge Brende in South Africa and Malawi this week, signed an agreement with officials...

Stream of new laws takes effect

Smokers now face even more restrictions in Norway, criminals face some tougher punishments and a variety of new workplace laws took effect this week....

Immigrants turn to Conservatives

The number of Norwegian residents with non-western background who voted for Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) doubled between the elections of 2011 and 2013, according to new...

Norway helps EU fund carbon capture

Norway's former left-center government didn't manage to get its own much-hyped carbon capture project up and running at the Mongstad refinery on the west...

Norwegians drink more than ever

Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Norway has never been higher, according to a new report released Monday by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet)....

Another Olympic host drops out

Oslo now only faces two rivals in its controversial bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022, after the city of Lviv in Ukraine formally withdrew its application...

Pride filled the streets of Oslo

Tens of thousands of people turned out Saturday to either watch or march in the annual gay pride parade through downtown Oslo - or do...

MP takes on summer school job

Kristin Vinje, former head of finance for the City of Oslo and now a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party, decided not...

‘Treasure chest’ opened for youth

A new selection of summer sports equipment for children and youth in Oslo has opened at Bislett Stadium, operated by the humanitarian group Kirkens...
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