Tag: politics

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...

Stoltenberg basks under Barents sun

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was welcoming dignitaries from around the world to the small northern Norwegian city of Kirkenes this week, to celebrate 20...

Munch’s art wins place in the sun

It's been heady times of late for Norway's most famous artist, Edvard Munch. Long hailed abroad but seemingly ignored at home, Munch's art itself...

‘OL’ backers need to boost support

NEWS ANALYSIS: Athletics officials, business and tourism groups, city politicians and now state leaders are all launching plans to win public support for a...

State helped pay for journalists’ Munch coverage

Norwegian media have been reporting about large numbers of foreign journalists arriving in Oslo to cover the weekend opening of a major new exhibit...

Oil industry frets over tax, prices

Norway's long-booming oil and gas industry suddenly seems to be facing new challenges on several fronts. A proposed tax hike for oil companies has...

Court sentences ex-mayor to jail

Rune Øygard, once a popular and powerful mayor for Norway's ruling Labour Party, was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Thursday for sexual...
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