Tag: politics

Intelligence agency lifts the veil

Norway's national military intelligence service (NIS, or Etteretningstjenesten) will be more open about its staff, operations and intelligence gathering, promises NIS Chief Kjell Grandhagen....

Britain backs Stoltenberg for NATO

British Prime Minister David Cameron has publicly announced his support for former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg to take on the top job at...

Jury’s out on Norwegian courts

Norway's jury system could be set for an overhaul after the Conservative party (Høyre) gained more support for its push to change juries' role...

Retirees face losing their discounts

Thousands of Norwegian seniors are starting to lose their traditional discounts on everything from cinema tickets to public transportation, or at least see them...

Ex-oil boss warns against Russia

As world leaders gathered in The Hague and Brussels this week to discuss security and politics, the first chief executive of Statoil is warning...

Alarming numbers of youth on welfare

Nearly 10 percent of Norwegian youth, many of them from relatively affluent middle-class families, have registered themselves in the state welfare system known as...

Media slug it out over Stoltenberg

Norwegian media seemed more confident than ever Sunday night that former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg would become the next secretary general of NATO. After...

Labour’s youth group seeks new leader

AUF, the Labour Party's youth organization, will be electing a new leader after its controversial boss, Eskil Pedersen, decided to give up the spot....

Disputed party heir fights on

Ola Borten Moe's Center Party fellows seem to either love him or hate him, and even though a majority fall into the latter category,...

Support grows for Stoltenberg

As speculation rises over whether Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, will become the new boss of NATO, support for his candidacy seems to...
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