Tag: politics

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...

Stoltenberg tipped to lead NATO

Jens Stoltenberg, who ranked as one of Norway's most popular prime ministers ever, now appears to be a candidate for the top job at...

Minister smashes E18 bottleneck

Ketil Solvik-Olsen, who took over as Norway's transport minister from the Progress Party just five months ago, has managed to do what few if...

Olympic effort keeps snowballing

Top city politicians in Oslo went ahead and sent an application on Friday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  to host the Winter Olympics...

Child abuse cases shake up minister

A recent rash of child abuse cases in Norway, several resulting in the young victim's death, has set off criticism that child abuse isn't...

US embassy construction halt

The controversial and long-delayed construction of a new US Embassy at Huseby on the outskirts of Oslo has ground to a halt after a...
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