Tag: politics

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...

Stoltenberg in the spotlight at OECD

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg got plenty of attention at the prestigious OECD ministerial meeting in Paris this week. Norway's strong economy is envied...

Majority hails new Munch Museum

More than half of Norwegians surveyed in a new public opinion poll were glad and relieved that Oslo's city government finally agreed this week...

Seniors warn against high-tech care

Norway's next generation of elderly has set itself apart from senior citizens in other countries. A majority of those questioned in a new international...

Politician indicted for rape

A politician for the Sandnes chapter of the conservative Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) has been indicted following charges that he raped a 20-year-old man...
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