Tag: politics

Plans laid for new Viking ships museum

Norway's Ministry of Education has directed state building agency Statsbygg to start planning a new and expanded Viking Ships Museum on Oslo's Bygdøy peninsula....

Battle looms over liquor monopoly

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's new conservative government has recently uncorked a series of proposals to ease tight restrictions on wine and liquor sales in the...

Skeptics question health care reform

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's proposed health care reform, aimed at reducing the time patients must wait for treatment, met an immediate chorus of critics...

Norway halts flow of Syrian refugees

Refugees from the Syrian civil war have finally started arriving in Norway, but now Norwegian authorities are hesitating to take in more. Many of...

Tears, ovations as Jonas takes over

The dynamic duo of Norwegian politics, popularly known simply as "Jens and Jonas," officially had to split up over the weekend, when NATO-bound Jens...

Malala gets warm welcome in Oslo

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who became world famous after surviving an attempted murder by the Taliban, was welcomed as a heroine to Oslo...

Jens flies towards new NATO duties

He won't formally take over until October 1, but Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, was already reported to be on a flight to...

Speed limit rises to 110kph

Norway's new transport minister from the conservative Progress Party, Bård Hoksrud, announced Friday that motorists will be able to legally drive faster on some...

Labour Party loses its life vest support

With the summer boating season in full swing, Norwegians learned Thursday that they won't be required to wear life vests on board pleasure craft...

Sun shone on German state visit

They could hardly have hoped for better weather: King Harald was able to officially welcome German President Joachim Gauck and his wife Daniela Schadt...
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