Tag: politics

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...

‘EEA agreement remains firm’

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed that the country's main pact for doing business with the European Union (the EEA-agreement, or EØS-avtalen) remains firm...

Privileged fathers feel the squeeze

Dads in Norway have never had it so good. Armed with paternity leave benefits that rank among the best in the world, and social...

Profits rule over risks and ethics

NEWS ANALYSIS: Major Norwegian companies seem more than willing to take risks and downplay ethical concerns to continue doing business in troubled areas abroad....

Oil fund faces ethical probe

Norway's co-called "oil-fund," one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds that prides itself on making ethical investments, is under investigation for violating OECD...

Stoltenberg: ‘No decision’ on Mali

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, who's won more praise for his handling of last week's hostage crisis, won't be sending Norwegian soldiers to Mali any...

Munch celebration gets underway

After months, even years, of planning, quarreling and funding worries, Norway's cultural elite gathered in Oslo Wednesday to kick off a year of celebrations...
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