Tag: politics

Doctors, nurses flee ‘sick’ hospital

Both doctors and nurses are resigning from their jobs at the relatively new Akershus University Hospital northeast of Oslo, just when the hospital desperately...

Debate flies over Norwegian culture

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegians have a long and deeply embedded culture of debate. Now a right-wing politician, an admittedly bored journalist and several major media...

Namibia meat wards off shortage

One of Norway's largest retail grocery store chains, NorgesGruppen, is arranging to import meat from Namibia because Norwegian cattle owners can't supply enough beef....

Rash of new regulations takes effect

Every Norwegian government over the past decade has vowed to simplify the country's highly regulated society, but nearly 200 new rules and changes in...

‘Christian schools OK, not Muslim schools’

Norway's conservative Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) wants to make it easier to establish private schools in the country, but not those that would appeal...

Health authorities ignite new anti-smoking campaign

Nearly half-a-million Norwegians have stopped smoking since 1995, but health authorities still aren't satisfied. They launched yet another anti-smoking campaign this week, aimed at...

Fewer back an Olympics in Oslo

A new survey indicates that just 42 percent of Oslo's residents are now positive towards the prospect of the city organizing the Winter Olympics...

New Year speeches true to tradition

Norway's monarch and prime minister held their traditional New Year's speeches, with commentators noting they were heavy on the "feel good" factor. Prime Minister...

Government flunks welfare test

Another new public opinion poll shows that only 10 percent of Norwegians think their primary welfare services - schools, health- and elder care -...

Giske grilled in Parliament

Trade Minister Trond Giske faced the disciplinary committee of the Norwegian Parliament this week after accusations that he pressured the boards of state-controlled firms...
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