Tag: politics

‘Whistleblower’s’ firing raises concerns

Environmental groups and some oil industry executives have raised objections to the recent dismissal of Rolf Wiborg, a veteran worker in the Norwegian Petroleum...

Rafto winner credits ‘unnamed heroes’

Maryam al-Khawaja, acting president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, accepted the Rafto Prize in Bergen on Sunday on behalf of the center,...

Oil era extended as debate flows

Norway's oldest oil field, Ekofisk, got a new lease on life this week, just as news broke that a conflict over the Snorre field...

Sandberg’s book may make waves

Per Sandberg's decision to step down as a deputy leader of the conservative Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) comes just two weeks before he's due...

Embattled minister aims to cut prices

Norway's new government minister in charge of agriculture and food claims that her most important job is to clear the way for better selection...

Norway seeks rail cooperation with Sweden

The new conservative Norwegian government is launching an effort to work with their Swedish counterparts on improving rail transport and train lines, especially between...

Swedish spying also a concern

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been hosting all her new Nordic colleagues in Oslo this week at a ministerial meeting of the Nordic Council,...

US probably spied on Norway, too

UPDATED: Jonas Gahr Støre, who served as Norway's foreign minister for seven years in the former left-center government, says it would be be "naive"...

Spy news can sour Russian relations

As revelations of US spying continue to leak out of documents distributed by defected American Edward Snowden, some of them may cause conflicts for...

Robberies prompt new punishments

As a wave of street robberies sweeps over Oslo, Norway's new justice minister wants to help the police keep the robbers in custody. Many...
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