Tag: politics

Jensen defends Oil Fund changes

Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen rejected criticisms the government's planned changes to the management of the nation's massive sovereign wealth fund didn't go far...

Critics attack Oil Fund changes

Finance Minister Siv Jensen's plans to change the management of the country's huge sovereign wealth fund, announced on Friday, quickly met a torrent of...

Government plans Oil Fund overhaul

Finance Minister Siv Jensen revealed plans on Friday to effectively disband an ethics council (Etikkråd) that has guided investments made by the country's huge...

Diplomat awarded UK ambassador post

Noted diplomat Mona Juul was announced as the new Norwegian ambassador to the United Kingdom on Friday. Juul has previously served as Norway's ambassador...

Frp’s ‘butterball immigrant’ reacts

Liberal (Venstre) politician Ketil Kjenseth was forced to apologize on Thursday after calling Progress Party (Fremskrittpartiet, Frp) member Mayzar Keshvari a "smørbukk-innvandrer," which literally...

Stoltenberg’s road to NATO

Labour Party leader Jens Stoltenberg, who'll be taking over this fall as the next secretary general of NATO, could finally offer some insight this...

Monitoring complaints rise

Complaints about alleged illegal monitoring by Norwegian intelligence services doubled from 21 in 2001 to more than 40 in 2013. The focus has increasingly...

Municipal mergers can save billions

Norway's new conservative government, keen on reforms that can boost productivity and modernize the public sector, took receipt this week of a new report...

Climate change ‘painful, costly’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Environmental groups were pleasantly surprised when Norway's new conservative government unveiled some new climate-friendly goals earlier this month, including full electrification of new...

Minister to evaluate new executive bonus rules

Norway's government minister in charge of business and trade, Monica Mæland, says she and her colleagues are evaluating new rules to limit the bonus...
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