Tag: politics

Municipalities get carrot, then stick

The government would offer municipalities extended grants, reform support and payments for one-off transition costs in a bid to get small local council areas...

Peres’ royal gift gets under union’s skin

Norway's King Harald was placed in an awkward position during a reception for the outgoing Israeli President, Shimon Peres, as part of the 90-year-old's...

Olympic opposition hits new high

Only 35 percent of Norwegians agree with sports officials and some politicians that Norway should bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. Fully...

Farmers block egg deliveries

Norwegian farmers announced plans Wednesday night to block deliveries of eggs from all nine egg-packing packing plants around Norway Thursday morning. It's their latest...

Revised budget dips into oil fund

Finance Minister Siv Jensen unveiled her revised budget on Wednesday, which included a NOK 1.9 billion (USD 320 million) increase in spending of Norway's...

Statoil rejects ethical proposals

Norway's mostly state-owned oil company Statoil rejected three  proposals from other shareholders for greener, more ethical operations, ahead of its annual general meeting in...

Farmers launch national protests

It didn't take long for angry Norwegian farmers to launch their latest round of highly visible protests over any attempt by the government to...

Barth Eide sees another ‘New World Order’

Norway's former defense and foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, has declared that the crisis in Ukraine shows that "the time after the Cold War"...

Farmers quickly broke off talks

Representatives for Norway's dissatisfied farmers quickly broke off negotiations with government officials on Tuesday, because they weren't getting enough additional state support. Agriculture minister Sylvi...

Moves afoot to dump Nobel leader

Debate fired up again this week over the make-up of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, following reports that Norway's Conservative Party is poised to use...
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