Tag: politics

Minister defends Telenor’s ‘openness’ in Thailand

Norway's Trade Minister Monica Mæland, who's responsible for the state's ownership interests in Norwegian companies, has defended the "openness" she expects from companies like...

Border trade hits beverage industry

New numbers confirm that Norwegians are still heading over the border in droves, to do their grocery shopping and buy other items in countries,...

Embassies differ over gay colours

Just months after the Russian Embassy in Oslo was hit by protests over Russia's perceived attacks on gay rights, the US Embassy in Oslo...

Transit uproar derails Bergen’s government

Politicians have been bickering in Bergen for months over how their city's popular new public tram system known as Bybanen should be extended. They...

Snowmobiles get state’s green light

The stillness of the Norwegian mountains and other winter sports areas may soon be broken by the rumble of snowmobiles, after Parliament agreed on...

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...
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