Tag: politics

Racist remark spoils Progress’ party

The leader of Norway's largest right-wing party was on a roll as the weekend began, blasting the Labour government and basking in the glow...

Norwegians hang on to cherished Labour Day traditions

The sun shone warmly over much of Norway on Friday's May 1st holiday, and hundreds of thousands turned out for Labour Day parades and...

More trouble for Telenor in Asia

Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor reported disappointing first-quarter earnings this week, as the US' war on Iran hurts its Asian operations. The state-controlled company also...

Støre has spoken with Magyar

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had what he called "a good conversation" on Thursday with the newly elected leader of Hungary, Peter Magyar....

Zelensky welcomed back to Oslo

Helicopters whirred overhead and security was high when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Oslo on Tuesday for an overnight visit. It was his...

Parliament’s 1st vice president resigns in shame

One of the six officers of the Norwegian Parliament, Morten Wold, is seeking to resign his post as 1st vice president after being arrested...

Norway urged diplomacy in Mideast, calls ceasefire ‘fragile’

UPDATED: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has distanced himself from what he called US President Donald Trump's "brutal" messages to Iran, and called...

Parliament’s fuel tax cut backfires

After a week of political panic over high fuel prices at the pumps, opposition parties in the Norwegian Parliament joined forces to demand a...

Updated defense plan draws flak

Government leaders and military brass rolled out Norway's updated national defense plan on Friday with an extra NOK 115 billion in funding. Several major...

Norway extends its oil age

Norway was expanding its offshore oil and gas industry even before the US and Israel began bombing Iran, cutting off Persian Gulf oil supplies...
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