Tag: politics

Grocery chain ICA wins a reprieve

The Norwegian government has temporarily approved a controversial purchasing agreement between struggling grocery store chain ICA Norge and the rival NorgesGruppen, which dominates the...

Begging spreads beyond the cities

Oslo braced for a wave of beggars expected to arrive from eastern Europe, but fewer have actually been seen in Norway's capital so far...

Minister ‘arrogant,’ farmers ‘spoiled’

Norway's Agriculture Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum is "unbelievably arrogant" and Norwegian farmers are "spoiled," according to elected representatives from member countries of the European...

EU blasts Norway’s protectionism

The EU Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a measure calling for the Norwegian government to cut its new, high import tariffs on cheese, meat and...

AUF campers rally around Labour

Record numbers of young Labour Party supporters defied rain and chill along the Tyrifjord on Thursday in a massive pep rally before the September...

Snowden’s asylum request rejected

Justice Minister Grete Faremo has halted attempts to get the Norwegian government to reconsider an asylum request from Edward Snowden, the young American who...

Norway ‘regrets’ drama in Egypt

Norway's foreign ministry carefully avoided using the word "coup" when addressing the Egyptian military's decision to seize power Wednesday night, but announced Thursday that...

Police on patrol as AUF camp opens

The Labour Party's youth organization AUF, target of a lone gunman's massacre two years ago, re-opened  its summer camp this week at a new...

Tough liquor laws retain support

Even though Norwegians crowd into the tax-free shops at local airports and flock over the border to buy cheaper wine and liquor in Sweden,...

Snowden seeks asylum in Norway

Norwegian government officials confirmed on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the young American who's on the run from US authorities for divulging details of their...
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