Tag: politics
‘Arrogant’ Norwegian government appeals its oil field loss in court
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Labour-Center government is appealing a recent court ruling that it failed to comply with an earlier Supreme Court decision, which demands climate...
Fish farming fouls fjords, and now faces fines
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's huge fish-farming industry has become almost as controversial as the country's oil and gas. Salmon producers in particular have long been...
New minister takes over in a storm
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre appointed a new government minister on Tuesday who arguably should have been put in charge of research and higher...
Another government minister fights for her political life
Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol of the Labour Party is already caught in a major battle over hospital restructuring and funding. Now she's also on...
New scandal rocks Støre’s government
NEWS ANALYSIS: You could almost hear the rock band Queen singing "Another One Bites the Dust," when Norwegian goverment minister Sandra Borch announced her...
Norway ‘shamed’ over its alleged disregard for climate and nature
It's been a terrible start to the New Year for anyone worried about the climate and environment in Norway, both at home and abroad....
Thumbs up for more oil from Norway, climate advocates wail
The Norwegian government defied noisy climate and environmental advocates outside a major oil industry seminar in Sandefjord on Tuesday, by handing out 62 more...
Støre defies critics over his choice of a new ambassador to the US
It's only been a few months since Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had to fire his foreign minister, Anniken Huitfeldt, because her husband's stock...
Norway can profit on Red Sea attacks
The price of oil shot up and so did shipping rates and the value of shipping companies on Friday, after the US and Great...
Food price hikes outpace inflation
Norway is known for high food prices, but now they've risen to shocking levels despite (or because of) large government subsidies to Norwegian farmers...
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