Tag: politics

Oil minister admits Lofoten defeat

The seas off scenic Lofoten and Vesterålen in Northern Norway may be saved from oil exploration and drilling, at least for now. After a...

Government tries to tackle terror

The Norwegian government, severely chastened by the lack of effective response to the terrorist attacks on July 22, 2011, rolled out a package of...

Anger rises over bank rate hikes

Several Norwegian banks, including the country's major lenders, have been raising interest rates on home mortgages at a time when interest rates otherwise are...

Monarchy survives vote in Stortinget

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Parliament (Stortinget) has predictably cast aside the latest effort to convert the country from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. The proposal...

Nathan’s family can stay in Norway

UPDATED: The family of a little boy born in Bergen to refugees from Ethiopia was back in the national news this week and relieved...

State steps in with Munch support

After years of quarreling among city officials over construction of a new Munch Museum, the state is finally stepping in with an offer to...

New NRK boss gets down to work

Thor Gjermund Eriksen was ceremoniously handed a symbolic oversized key to his new office as chief of Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on Monday and had...

Oil fund to start flexing its muscle

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, popularly known as the "Oil Fund," has reported another year of strong growth and impressive returns amounting to its next-best...

Ex-minister’s book made waves

Politician Erik Solheim loved his job as government minister in charge of foreign aid and the environment, and hated losing it last year amidst...

‘Challenging’ pay negotiations begin

Wage negotiations between Norway's confederation of trade unions LO and the national employers' organization NHO were getting underway this week, with LO leader Roar...
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