Tag: politics

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...

Alarms ring over health and longevity

Norwegians have long prided themselves on having healthy lifestyles that contribute t0 a long life, but a new report warns that young Norwegians especially...

Oslo rolls out its Olympic plans

City officials have rolled out prospects for a Winter Olympics in Oslo in 2022 that would cost at least NOK 2o billion (USD 3.6...

Chinese relations set to normalize

Indications are getting stronger that diplomatic relations between Norway and China may soon normalize. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said at a meeting...

Parliament united on July 22 critique

Norway’s Parliament made an historic decision this week when it stood united in its criticism of the government for its failure to protect the...
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