Tag: politics

Ministry calls in Russian ambassador

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende called in Russia's ambassador to Norway on Monday, to express Norway's strong objections to Russia's military escalation in Ukraine....

Olympic intentions killed in a week

It was just over a week ago that Norwegian athletes were winning medals at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and the German president of...

Oil fund profits still spark critics

Norway's enormous "oil fund" generated more money last year than most mere mortals can fathom, but that didn't quiet its critics. Investments in gaming...

New immigration law clears hurdles

UPDATED: Government politicians and their potential supporters in Parliament were all ready to announce a truce Thursday night in their squabble over asylum and...

IOC’s demands met with ridicule

"High and mighty" demands made by members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were setting off ridicule and head-shaking among members of the Norwegian...

MP charged in narcotics case

UPDATED: A 24-year-old Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party, has been charged in a narcotics case that already has led to the...

Culture minister failed to silence critics

Thorhild Widvey, Norway's new Minister of Culture from the Conservative Party, failed to satisfy members of the political opposition in Parliament this week, when...

Rape statistics surprised researchers

Researchers were as surprised as Norwegian government ministers, when new statistics released on Wednesday showed that 10 percent of all Norwegian women have been...

Ministry faces new aid dilemmas

Norway's Foreign Ministry was facing tough questions on Wednesday over its  extension of financial aid to more than a dozen countries in Africa that...

Politicians clash over immigration

Negotiations over a proposed tightening of Norway's asylum and immigration laws have stranded once again. Politicians from the two parties that have generally agreed...
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