Tag: politics

Historically proud to be Norwegian

Nearly three decades after Norway's oil wealth started visibly changing everyday life and attitudes in the country, researchers can claim that Norwegians have never...

National Hospital rebuked over preemie care

Norway's National Hospital (Rikshospitalet) in Oslo has been ordered to improve its care of premature babies, after local authorities determined that staffing was so...

Stoltenberg takes on top job at UN

Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's popular former prime minister, has repeatedly claimed that he had no other plans than to stay on as leader of the...

Youthful unrest at the foreign ministry

Young diplomats at Norway's foreign ministry think they're forced to wait far too long to finally become ambassadors abroad. More than 100 of them...

Fight looms over Sunday shopping

Norwegians flocked to stores that legally stayed open on Sundays during the Christmas shopping season, and even the head of the Christian Democrats party...

IKEA can build at Vestby

Giant Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA has finally won a green light to build one its large stores at Vestby, south of Oslo. The...

Elected officials face new law on revealing clients

A civil ombudsman's decision that top government officials should reveal the identities of former public-sector clients is leading other politicians to formulate a new...

Oslo’s OL bid wins auditors’ nod

The City of Oslo's bid to host the Winter Olympics (OL) in 2022 has satisfied a group of independent auditors, even though they boosted...

State can’t guarantee Olympic snow

On top of all the talk over what a Winter Olympics in Oslo will ultimately cost Norwegian taxpayers comes another concern that one climate...

Pressure grows on party leader

Liv Signe Navarsete is now receiving direct calls to resign as leader of the deeply troubled Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp), while her quest to...
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