Tag: politics

Diving platform took a dive

Local politicians in the inland city of Hamar were red-faced last week after news broke that a diving platform they'd planned to build along...

Breivik’s lawyer to head think tank

Geir Lippestad, the Norwegian lawyer who sprang to international fame when he defended confessed terrorist and mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik last year, has...

More overtures from Erna to EU

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her new conservative government set off for Brussels this week on what Norwegians might call a "charm offensive." She's...

‘Neda’ family faces rejection again

UPDATED: A 12-year-old girl and her asylum-seeker family who spent a decade living in Norway are in "deep sorrow and crisis," after the Norwegian...

Housing prices tumble again

Housing prices in Norway fell an average of 1.3 percent from October to November, marking the third month in a row of price declines...

Solberg: ‘Norway is too expensive’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg joined the chorus this week of those who believe costs and prices in Norway have reached a level that's becoming...

Veteran politician defies age barriers

At the age of 77, Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg could have been enjoying a comfortable retirement. Instead, she’s become Norway’s oldest-ever state secretary in the...

Keeping higher education ‘free’

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Norwegian Parliament will be considering a government proposal to start charging tuition to students who come from beyond the borders Norway...

Universities set to stay tuition-free

Foreign students from outside the European Union and Economic Area look likely, along with all others, to continue to be able to study at...

Wine auction nearly sold out

Norway's first legal wine auction this week was deemed a success, after nearly all the wine on the block attracted winning bids and one...
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