Tag: politics

Navy chases pirates again

A Norwegian frigate is back on duty off the east coast of Africa, joining international forces in an ongoing patrol against pirates in and...

New oil licenses fuel Barents battle

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe splashed more oil on the simmering battle over the Barents Sea this week when he announced the...

Protests fly over family’s deportation

The sudden, middle-of-the night deportation of a refugee family to Jordan this week has sparked protests from their supporters, humanitarian organizations and several top...

Pressure grows on farmed salmon

Salmon is big business in Norway but the farmed variety has been the target of complaints and warnings for years. Just as the wild...

‘Gratulerer,’ and eat some cake

PHOTO FEATURE: Politicians poured out of Norway's Parliament on Tuesday and into brilliant sunshine in Oslo, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of full voting...

Parliament refused to ban begging

A majority in the Norwegian Parliament have voted to restrict but not ban begging, leaving local governments and the police to decide how to...

Statoil keeps drilling in the Barents

Norwegian oil company Statoil isn't letting the threat of higher offshore taxes interfere with its exploration program in the Barents Sea. Even though it...

Arctic community still banks on oil

On a wide-open, windswept expanse of surprisingly lush Arctic seafront, the mayor of one of Norway's most northerly communities eagerly points to what she sees...

Investor wants small parties ‘erased’

Outspoken investor Øystein Stray Spetalen caused a stir among Norway's smaller political parties on Friday, saying he sincerely hopes they'll be "erased" from parliament...

Barents leaders strike a new deal

Four prime ministers and two foreign ministers announced Tuesday that they'd adopted, as expected, a new Barents Declaration for continued cross-border cooperation in the...

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