Tag: politics

War news round-up: Ukraine supporters plan more demonstrations

NOTE TO READERS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has had enormous consequences for the rest of Europe, also for Norway. The following rundown...

Norway ‘lacks political willingness’ to meet its climate goals

Despite all the gas and oil money pouring into Norwegian coffers (or perhaps because of it), Norway hasn't invested enough of it in alternative...

New national threat evaluations reflect ‘a more dangerous world’

Norway's three national security agencies teamed up this year to present their evaluations of threats to national security, and they all centered on the...

Justice Minister defends her TikTok use

UPDATED: Norway's young justice minister, Emilie Enger Mehl, has finally responded to criticism over her presence on the social media platform TikTok, and for...

Norway’s ‘war profits’ now aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defense

The Norwegian Parliament looks likely to support or even expand a huge new aid package for Ukraine. Norway will tap into its extraordinary oil...

Finance minister behind budget blunder

Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and his ministry colleagues need to rewrite much of their state budget for 2023, because they underestimated inflation...

Sami mark 30th national day in the cold

Norway's indigenous Sami people have their own Parliament and are in the midst of a cultural reawakening. On the 30th anniversary of their national...

Støre’s government slumps again

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and his Labour-Center government had a rough first year in office and now they've slumped again in public opinion...

Norwegians face even higher prices

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's notoriously high prices at the grocery store rose yet again from February 1, and state officials have been busy scolding the country's...

Taxes add to electricity bill shocks

High electricity rates in December have resulted in huge new bills landing in Norwegians' mailboxes this month, made worse by the state's 25 percent...
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