Tag: politics

Commission calls for police reform

Norway needs to undertake a massive reform of its state-run police system, claims a high-level commission that has branded it as expensive, inefficient and...

Norway conducts more secret talks

As foreign ministers and peace brokers from around the world gathered at the historic Losby estate outside Oslo this week for an annual forum,...

Former Olympian under arrest

A former Olympic champion from Morocco who was married to a Norwegian was arrested in Paris on Wednesday, for allegedly making threats against his...

Trade minister draws more flak

Trond Giske, Norway's government minister in charge of business and trade, has stirred up criticism in recent years for controversial appointments he's made to...

Solberg solidly in election poll lead

A nationally televised debate between Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was postponed on Wednesday after Stoltenberg had to undergo...

Powerful Olympic campaign fires up

UPDATED: Oslo voters, both natives and newcomers, are about to become the targets of powerful campaigners for a Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital....

Textbooks accused of left-wing bias

Social studies textbooks used in Norwegian schools are not politically neutral, according to members of Norway's youth political parties. The textbook authors, and their...

Platforms release oil slicks at sea

Offshore oil installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf have spilled oil more than 40 times so far this year, according to an overview from...

More heavy cargo clogs the roads

More heavy goods transport in Norway is ending up on the roads, and less on the rail network, despite the current government’s pledge to...

Prosecutors and Øygard file appeals

Both the prosecution and the defense in the sexual assault case against the former mayor of Vågå, Rune Øygard, filed appeals to Norway's highest...
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