Tag: politics

Asylum liars to be deported

The Norwegian government has tightened its refugee rules, meaning people who lie about having already sought asylum in other countries will be expelled. They...

Prostitution law battlelines drawn

A review into Norway's laws banning the purchase of sex won't be finished until June, yet debate has raged over the issue this week...

E16 interference allegations

Longstanding controversy over a section of the European E16 road passing through the Lærdal region will be referred to the Norwegian parliamentary audit committee....

Oslo Progress Party leader steps down

Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, FrP) politician Christian Tybring-Gjedde announced on Monday he's standing down as leader of the party's Oslo chapter. The resignation took many...

Total ban on late term abortions

The Norwegian government is finally set to overhaul abortion laws after it was revealed 17 healthy fetuses old enough to survive outside the womb...

Government zones in on immigration

Norway's new Justice Minister has slammed the former Labour government's handling of immigration policy, and vowed to tighten up the system. Anders Anundsen of...

Finance minister to cut company tax

Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen will set up an expert panel to review ways of cutting Norway's high company taxes. The Progress Party leader...

Norway to aid fewer countries

Norway's new conservative government intends to cut the number of countries to which Norway extends foreign aid. Critics called it "a nasty Christmas gift"...

Racism charges triggered debate

A commentary in a Swedish newspaper  sparked widespread public discussion about "everyday racism" in Norway this past autumn.  But discrimination, in one of the...

Short shelf life for new book law

There were lots of books under Norwegian Christmas trees again this year, even though book prices in the country remain the highest in the...
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