Tag: politics

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...

Solberg wins nod over Stoltenberg

Few Norwegians need a Christmas holiday to revive and cheer them up more than Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, after one of the most challenging...

Norway’s food confirmed as most expensive in Europe

Consumers in Norway have known it for years, but now Norwegian food prices have been confirmed once again as the highest in Europe by...

Dominant dairy draws more flak

Several grocery store owners claim Norway's dairy conglomerate Tine, which regulates and controls the national market, still isn't managing to produce enough butter to...

Mayor sentenced, resigns his post

UPDATED: Rune Øygard, a once popular and powerful Norwegian mayor with ties to the highest levels of the Labour Party, was sentenced to four...

Munch celebrated amidst quarreling

Norway's most famous artist, Edvard Munch, would have turned 149 years old on Wednesday. He'll be the subject of a local jubilee for the...

Non-socialist bloc loses popularity

A new public opinion poll shows gains by both the coalition government's Labour and Socialist Left parties, at the expense of a non-socialist bloc...
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