Tag: politics

Norway welcomes Sweden into NATO

Norwegian leaders were jubilant after NATO could finally confirm on Monday that Sweden would be joining the military alliance along with Finland. Prime Minister...

Jens just couldn’t say ‘no’

NATO finally confirmed on Tuesday that Norway's own Jens Stoltenberg will spend another year, his 10th, as secretary general of the defense alliance. The...

Record turnout for Oslo Pride

An estimated 90,000 people took part in Saturday's huge Oslo Pride Parade, nearly double the number of the last official parade in 2019. In...

Labour union leader laid to rest

Yngve Hågensen, hailed as one of Norway's most important labour union leaders of the 20th century, was laid to rest in Oslo's historic cathedral...

MP downplays shoplifting charge

UPDATED: Bjørnar Moxnes, the high-profile leader of the Reds Party and a Member of Parliament, has admitted to being "very embarrassed" over charges that...

Støre faces rough summer ahead

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre went on the offensive when he could finally hold his half-year press briefing before the summer holidays...

Labour Party pro takes over as minister

Lubna Jaffery joined the Norwegian Labour Party and became active in its youth organization AUF in 1995, when she was only 15. On Wednesday,...

Norway keeps border to Russia open

UPDATED: Norwegian officials confirm they have no plans to close Norway's border to Russia in the far north, despite ongoing uncertainty over the dramatic...

Culture minister resigns ‘in shame’

The Norwegian government has been hit by its second conflict of interest this week involving appointments at the ministerial level. In the new case,...

Center Party ministers ‘irresponsible’

Norway's Greens Party is lashing out at government ministers from the farmer-friendly Center Party who refuse to follow experts' nutrition recommendations. The recommendations call...
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