Tag: politics

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...

Stronger krone can prod wage talks

Norway's currency, the krone, has been building up strength again in recent weeks, just as the country's trade union and employer organizations sat down...

Russian jets buzz Norwegian coast

As Norwegian politicians try to balance their indignation and concerns over Russia's territorial takeover in Crimea with their desire to remain good neighbours, Russian...

Gerhardsen to run Agenda

Marte Gerhardsen, the 41-year-old scion of a legendary Labour Party family in Norway, will take the reins of the newly established left-leaning think tank...

Ex-politician reveals life as Soviet spy

A longtime politician for Norway's Liberal Party (Venstre) has gone public with his experiences as a double agent, spying for both the former Soviet...

Norway’s dilemma over Russia

NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: As conflict escalates between Russia on the one side and Ukraine and most of the rest of Europe on the other, the...
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