Tag: politics

Government steps on the gas

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe remains as bullish as ever in his drive to step up oil and gas exploration and production...

Norway shines up its gift to the UN

PHOTO FEATURE: Sixty years after donating the funds and materials that designed and decorated the UN Security Council Chamber in New York, Norway's government...

Norway closer to drafting women

Norway's Labour Party has become the latest to approve a measure promoting mandatory gender-neutral military service for young Norwegian citizens. It was the second-most...

Labour goes for the (black) gold

A weekend of hefty internal debate among delegates to the ruling Labour Party's national meeting in Oslo ended with a majority going along with...

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...
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