Tag: politics

Stoltenberg fires up the troops

Labour Party leader Jens Stoltenberg remains a popular prime minister in Norway, but his party has been lagging in the polls and his coalition...

Opposition grows to Olympic plans

The Oslo chapter of Norway's largest labour confederation, LO, has voted overwhelmingly to actively oppose plans by city officials to host the Winter Olympics...

Inspectors set to land on Ryanair

A special meeting among state aviation authorities, government officials and labour leaders has resulted in a warning that Irish airline Ryanair is about to...

Politicians gather in rites of spring

NEWS ANALYSIS: The spring season of political party gatherings continues this weekend as Labour delegates meet in Oslo, following similar meetings of smaller parties...

AUF lobbies for more gun control

Security will be higher than ever before when Norway's Labour Party holds its national meeting this weekend, and the head of its youth organization...

Pressure grows on Ryanair

Norwegian Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen says he will demand that employees of Irish low-fare airline Ryanair who are based in Norway must pay taxes...

Reaction mixed to transport plan

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg called it the biggest commitment to public transportation projects ever made in Norway, but his left-center government's release of its...

Norwegian youth in second place

While Norway often tops international charts assessing quality of life, the country ranks second in the overall well-being of its children and youth, and...

Ryanair boss denies ‘slave contracts’

Details of Ryanair's so-called "slave contracts" for cabin crews based in Norway continued to emerge this week, revealing terms of employment far below Norwegian...

State ‘unaware’ of Ryanair’s base

Norwegian authorities are promising an inspection of working conditions for Ryanair cabin crews based at the Rygge airport outside Moss, claiming they weren't aware Ryanair...
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