Tag: politics

Begging bans could be in by summer

Controversial plans to give individual municipalities the power to ban begging could be underway by summer, if the government secures a majority vote in...

Ukraine crisis brings Brende home

Foreign Minister Børge Brende cut short a trip to the US and Mexico on Sunday after violence broke out again in eastern Ukraine and...

Israeli president, Belgian royals due for formal visits

Norway's foreign ministry announced on Friday that Israeli President Shimon Peres will travel to Norway for a state visit next month. He'll arrive just...

McCain fights ambassador appointment

A heavyweight of US politics is carrying on the growing chorus against US President Barack Obama's nomination of George James Tsunis as the next...

Sp elects new parliamentary leader

Veteran politician Marit Arnstad was elected as the new parliamentary leader of the deeply split Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) on Wednesday. Many party members...

Nordic countries condemn Russia

Ukraine, political security in Europe and the path towards the NATO summit in September were up for discussion when the Nordic countries' defense ministers...

Parliament chief avoids Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama will travel to Oslo next month to mark 25 years since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On Wednesday the...

No promises to scrap data laws

Prime Minister Erna Solberg refused to declare an outright scrapping of controversial data laws in Parliament on Wednesday. The Norwegian laws were drawn up...

Stoltenberg ‘going to do a great job’

When the Conservative (Høyre) and Progress (Fremskrittspartiet, FrP) parties formed a new conservative government last September, ousting Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) leader Jens Stoltenberg's...

Moe triumphs in Sp power battle

Ola Borten Moe was elected first deputy of the Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) at an extraordinary general meeting in Lillestrøm on Monday, putting to...
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