Tag: politics

Shipyard falls victim to sanctions

After weeks of speculation, the Kimek Shipyard in Norway's northern city of Kirkenes has felt forced to resort to major layoffs. The yard specialized...

Education minister lands in trouble

Tonje Brenna survived the terrorist attack on her Labour Party 12 years ago, when a right-wing extremist set off a massacre at a Labour...

Finance minister bashes new climate-friendly nutrition recommendations

New Nordic research showing how food that's good for human health is also best for the climate grabbed international attention and praise on Tuesday,...

Pride shootings ‘an attack on us all’

Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl addressed Parliament on Wednesday, in an effort to stress that the Norwegian government is taking last year's attack on...

Chocolate firm boycott spreads

Now even the Norwegian Parliament may drop all products made by Oslo's iconic chocolate maker Freia. Its milk chocolate has long been hailed as "a...

Troubled train line closed again

The long-troubled Follo train line south of Oslo was out of service once again heading into the long holiday weekend. It's the latest disruption...

Norway urged to demand more of China

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian government was under pressure on all sides when China's foreign minister paid a quick visit to Oslo at the end...

Doomed frigate’s duty officer convicted

A court in Bergen has convicted a young naval officer for dereliction of duty, more than four years after the frigate he was navigating...

Finance minister raids Oil Fund after all

So much for the "tight" state budget that Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum presented to the Norwegian Parliament last fall. After seriously under-estimating inflation...

Liberation and veterans celebrated as defense needs and spending soar

NEWS ANALYSIS: Crown Prince Haakon and other high-ranking officials gathered all over the country this week to honor Norwegian military veterans and celebrate Norway's...
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