Tag: politics

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...

Deposit insurance set to decline

Norwegian bank customers look set to lose the relatively generous deposit insurance they've enjoyed for years. Finance ministers in the European Union (EU) agreed...

Liberals switch sides on tariffs

Norway's Liberal Party (Venstre) has finally made it clear that it won't contribute towards efforts to quickly liberalize trade, and reduce meat and cheese...

Embattled Sp boss survives, for now

Liv Signe Navarsete, leader of Norway's crisis-plagued Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp), has not offered to resign her post despite stinging criticism in a comprehensive...

Party leaders come under attack

Ola Borten Moe, Norway's former Oil & Energy Minister, was sporting a black eye this week but claims it has nothing to do with...

Identity, passport theft skyrockets

UPDATED: Norwegian authorities and even the police have been accused of failing to take identity crime seriously, as the number of people who've fallen...
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