Tag: politics

Parties due to clarify new government

UPDATED: After two weeks of talks and a final get-together on Monday, Norway's four non-socialist parties formally ended their first round of talks on...

Royals urged to drop trip to Turkey

The leader of Norway's foremost promoter of free speech, Norsk PEN, has asked King Harald and Queen Sonja to postpone a long-planned state visit...

Rape report rocks the Progress Party

UPDATED: Two Progress Party officials have been suspended after a female party colleague reported to police that they'd raped her after a pre-election event...

Supreme Court toughens up

UPDATED: Norway's highest court issued what's being called an historically tough prison sentence against a convicted sex offender on Thursday. By ordering disgraced mayor...

Rafto Prize highlights abuse in Bahrain

The Bergen-based Rafto Foundation announced Thursday that its Rafto Prize for 2013 will go to the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, for its "long...

Solberg’s sweets strike sour note

Prime Minister-elect Erna Solberg has made a point of carrying large plastic shopping bags full of chocolates, snacks and other sweets into the talks...

Discord extends government talks

Norway's four non-socialist parties agreed on Wednesday to extend their intense talks on the possibility of forming a new government. After eight days of...

Ryanair appeals to Supreme Court

Ryanair, which bills itself as "Europe's only ultra-low fare airline," is carrying on its battle with Norwegian authorities to the country's highest court. It's...

Dairy co-op to import butter

Tine, the farmers' cooperative that controls the market for dairy products in Norway, is poised to import more butter to ward off another embarrassing...

Politicking delayed Mongstad retreat

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe of the Center Party reportedly decided as early as last spring that the government needed to cut...
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