Tag: politics

Shamed Storting ‘improves routines’

Leaders of Norway's Parliament (Storting), faced with a barrage of criticism from MPs and employees for failing to provide enough information about a bomb...

Høyre backs big fortune tax cuts

With the campaign well underway towards national elections later this year, Norway's leading opposition party Høyre (The  Conservatives Party) has proposed making large cuts...

Norway condemns new nuclear test

The Norwegian government was quick to join other countries around the world on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's announcement during the night that it...

Norway won’t send soldiers to Mali

Norway's coalition government has decided against joining an EU effort to help the military in Mali fight back against Islamist extremists. Coalition member SV...

More stores may open on Sundays

Norway's Labour Party is clearing the way for a re-evaluation of the country's laws restricting opening times for retail stores. Since Labour leads the...

Breastfeeding advocate retires

Norway's internationally renowned obstetrician and breastfeeding advocate Dr Gro Nylander is retiring this week after a long career, but she's not leaving without voicing...

Norway promises more Afghan aid

The leaders of Norway and Afghanistan exchanged promises in Oslo on Tuesday, with Norway committing billions in additional financial aid to the war-torn country...

Olympic vote ‘discriminatory’

Residents of Oslo are due to vote over whether their city should apply to host the Winter Olympics (OL) in 2022, but officials at...

Oslo’s ‘nynorsk’ theater turns 100

Norway's national theater dedicated to the nynorsk form of the Norwegian language is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a special program boasting 30 different...

Labour unleashes storm over Lofoten

Battle cries were raging on Thursday after the Labour Party finally made a long-expected but hotly contested decision to pursue the prospect of drilling...
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