Tag: politics

‘Business as usual’ as strike talks go on

All-night labour negotiations dragged into the early morning hours on Monday, as negotiators for hundreds of thousands of public sector employees in Norway failed...

Bombed high-rise to stay standing

The former high-rise heart of Norway's government's headquarters survived a bombing three years ago and now won't be demolished either. Prime Minister Erna Solberg...

Christian Democrats set up own think tank

Norway's small Christian Democrats party (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF) has become the latest political party to set up a think tank, not surprisingly based on...

Nobel Committee caught in a storm

NEWS ANALYSIS: Seldom have regularly scheduled changes in the composition of the Norwegian Nobel Committee attracted so much attention, and set off so much...

‘Worst culture minister in a long time’

Lauded Norwegian author Torgrim Eggen lashed out against Culture Minister Thorhild Widvey this week, and was highly critical of the Conservative-led government's cultural policy....

Ethics council could be kept

The parliamentary finance committee is unanimously committed to keeping the ethics council attached to Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund, according to sources. The government...

Talks failed to reach deal with farmers

Late night negotiations between the government and its support parties failed to reach a compromise on this year's agricultural settlement. The Christian Democrats and...

Pussy Riot makes the rounds in Norway

Two members of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot have been making a string of public appearances in Norway recently, at both human rights...

Quarrels fly over rig electrification

The Progress Party accused the coalition government's support parties, the Christian Democrats and Liberals, of breaching their agreements with the government by supporting electrification...

First House denies China links

Norwegian public relations firm First House hit back at "unconfirmed rumours" aired by a senior political commentator that the firm was campaigning, on behalf...
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