Tag: politics

Culture Minister regrets museum call

Norway's Culture Minister, Thorhild Widvey, may have to answer to a parliamentary committee over accusations of interfering with freedom of speech. On Friday the...

Prospects dim for immigration referendum

A high-profile veteran of the Progress Party, which has a long history of being skeptical towards immigration, was quick to call for a referendum...

Regulators scrap supermarket deals

A purchasing and distribution agreement struck between supermarket chain ICA and Norway's largest retail business, grocery wholesaler and store owner NorgesGruppen, is anti-competitive and...

Solberg opted for Olympics in Sochi

Prime Minister Erna Solberg headed for the Winter Olympics in Sochi this week, adding to Norway's "official" presence at the Games where Norway already...

Electrifying plans don’t silence critics

Norwegian oil company Statoil released literally electrifying development plans on Thursday for the country's promising new oil fields in the area of the North...

Changes proposed for inheritance laws

Reform looms over Norwegian law that currently determines how families in Norway can divvy up the basics of their fortunes, and which currently sets...

Center Party as divided as ever

Norway's former oil minister Ola Borten Moe was fighting for his political life over the weekend, as party fellows kept quarreling over whether they...

‘Neda case’ lawyer to sue authorities

The lawyer who represented the deported Ibrahim family is suing the Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board (Utlendingsnemnda, UNE) for abuse of authority. The family spent 10...

Analysts keen to split up Statoil

High costs at Norwegian state oil company Statoil and the prospect of falling oil prices have already prompted Statoil executives to cut jobs. As...

Vedum likely to lead Center Party

Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, the former agriculture minister from Hedmark known for always wanting to protect his fellow farmers, now looks likely to become the...
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